The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at West Des Moines
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°C | -2.4 | 0.8 | 8 | 16.3 | 22.5 | 27.6 | 30.1 | 28.6 | 24 | 17.7 | 8.6 | 0 |
°F | 27.7 | 33.4 | 46.5 | 61.3 | 72.5 | 81.7 | 86.1 | 83.5 | 75.1 | 63.9 | 47.5 | 32 |
Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.
The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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mm | 24 | 27 | 58 | 85 | 95 | 115 | 99 | 107 | 91 | 66 | 45 | 33 |
inches | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
Rainy days | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Average annual rainfall in West Des Moines: 791.533mm (311.6 inches)
The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in West Des Moines
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Hrs sunshine | 5.7 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 8 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Min °C | -12.3 | -9.5 | -2.7 | 4.1 | 10.4 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 16.9 | 12 | 5.4 | -1.7 | -9.3 |
Max °C | -2.2 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 22.8 | 27.9 | 30.4 | 28.9 | 24.3 | 18 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
Min °F | 10 | 15 | 27.1 | 39.3 | 50.7 | 60.3 | 65.6 | 62.4 | 53.5 | 41.7 | 29 | 15.4 |
Max °F | 19 | 24.4 | 37 | 50.5 | 61.9 | 71.2 | 76.1 | 73.2 | 64.6 | 53.1 | 38.5 | 23.9 |
The graph below shows the average sea temperature.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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°C | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 14.7 | 17.3 | 20 | 18.9 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 10.3 |
°F | 48.4 | 47.9 | 48.8 | 51 | 54.3 | 58.5 | 63.2 | 68.1 | 66 | 59.7 | 54.2 | 50.5 |
The graph below shows the average wind speed.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
km/h | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
mph | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.
The graph below shows the average relative humidity.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71% | 71% | 68% | 63% | 63% | 65% | 68% | 70% | 71% | 67% | 71% | 75% |
Hottest month: | July | 30.1°C 86.2°F |
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Driest month: | January | 24mm 0.9ins |
Sunniest month: | July | 11.6hrs |
Coldest month: | January | -2.4°C 27.7°F |
Wettest month: | June | 115mm 4.5ins |
Warmest sea: | August | 20°C 68°F |