Dakota City weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Dakota City, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at FORT DODGE 5NNW, 16 km from Dakota City; records cover 1899–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 35.1 in891 mm
- Snow a year
- 39 in99 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 7
- Heating degree days
- 7,386
- Cooling degree days
- 676
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −13°−25° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Dakota City in January
Highs average 26°−4° and lows 7°−14°, with 0.95 in24 mm of precipitation and 9 in22 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 66°19° (1944)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1505
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dakota City in February
Highs average 31°−1° and lows 12°−11°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation and 12 in30 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2024)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1232
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dakota City in March
Highs average 44°7° and lows 24°−5°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 966
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dakota City in April
Highs average 59°15° and lows 35°2°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1980)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 549
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Dakota City in May
Highs average 70°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1934)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1907)
- Heating degree days
- 234
- Cooling degree days
- 39
Dakota City in June
Highs average 80°27° and lows 58°15°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1934)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1902)
- Heating degree days
- 33
- Cooling degree days
- 154
Dakota City in July
Highs average 83°28° and lows 62°17°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1934)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 235
Dakota City in August
Highs average 80°27° and lows 60°15°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 172
Dakota City in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 51°10°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1939)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 144
- Cooling degree days
- 65
Dakota City in OctoberThis month
Highs average 61°16° and lows 38°3°, with 2.6 in65 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1997)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 488
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Dakota City in November
Highs average 45°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.9 in47 mm of precipitation and 2.8 in7.1 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2005)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 897
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dakota City in December
Highs average 31°0° and lows 14°−10°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation and 8 in20 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2021)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 1311
- Cooling degree days
- 0