As of 13:55 CDT

Weather in Des Moines, IA

80°Current weather

Des Moines, Tuesday, 6 October, 13:55

Clear. Feels like 80°. High 80°, low 53°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind10.4 mph SW
Humidity46%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point57°
Tue, 06OctoberClear80°/53°
Wed, 07OctoberOvercast77°/56°
Thu, 08OctoberOvercast68°/54°
Fri, 09OctoberMostly clear79°/55°
Sat, 10OctoberClear81°/65°
Sun, 11OctoberClear78°/64°
Mon, 12OctoberPartly cloudy76°/59°
meteo00:0002:0004:0006:0008:0010:0012:0014:0016:0018:0020:0022:00
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Temperature80°60°57°53°61°68°76°80°79°77°66°63°
Feels like80°60°56°52°60°68°76°80°79°77°66°63°
Pressure, inHg 29.8829.8829.8829.8829.8829.8829.8829.8829.8829.8529.8829.88
Wind, mph 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 2.9 2.7 2.7
Humidity, % 45%45%45%45%45%45%45%46%49%59%80%86%
Precipitation0 in0 in0 in0 in0 in0 in0 in0 in0 in0 in0 in0 in
Visibility———————6.2 mi6.2 mi6.2 mi6.2 mi6.2 mi
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Sun and moon today

Day length — 11 h 32 min

Sunrise — 07:16

Sunset — 18:48

Sunrise and sunset in local time

Waning crescent, 22%

Sunrise — —

Sunset — —

 

Des Moines, IA climate by month

The annual average temperature in Des Moines, IA is 50.8°. The warmest month is July (average high 84.3°), and the coldest is January (average low 13.5°). About 36.6 inches of precipitation fall per year, most of it in May (4.9 in). Figures are 60-year climate normals and records from 66 years of observations.

MonthHighLowPrecipitationWet daysRecord highRecord low
January29.3°13.5°1.2 in663.7° (1989)-29° (1967)
February34.3°17.4°1.4 in669.3° (2024)-32.3° (1996)
March48.3°29.8°2.7 in980.8° (1986)-22° (1962)
April60.5°41.6°4.0 in1185.6° (1989)7.9° (1982)
May70.8°53°4.9 in1393.4° (2018)31.6° (2013)
June80.3°63.1°4.7 in11101.7° (1988)40.8° (2001)
July84.3°67.8°3.9 in10101.8° (2012)48.6° (1967)
August82.3°65.9°3.8 in10101.5° (1983)45° (1986)
September75.3°58.3°3.3 in996.8° (2013)34° (1983)
October62.7°46.3°2.9 in890.1° (2023)12.6° (1980)
November47.8°32.8°2.1 in776.6° (1999)-5.6° (1991)
December34.5°20.1°1.6 in671.6° (2021)-28.5° (1989)

Weather history

Temperature extremes over 66 years

October 6 temperatures in Des Moines, IA over 66 years

high: 89.8° (1963)low: 33.3° (2000)