Varina weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Varina, Iowa: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at STORM LAKE, 24 km from Varina; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 33.8 in857 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 21
- First fall freeze
- Oct 11
- Heating degree days
- 7,230
- Cooling degree days
- 753
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −11°−24° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Varina in January
Highs average 26°−3° and lows 9°−13°, with 0.77 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 66°19° (1981)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 1478
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Varina in February
Highs average 30°−1° and lows 13°−10°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2024)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1905)
- Heating degree days
- 1211
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Varina in March
Highs average 43°6° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.7 in44 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 954
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Varina in April
Highs average 58°15° and lows 37°3°, with 3.5 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1980)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 530
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Varina in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 49°10°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1934)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 225
- Cooling degree days
- 47
Varina in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 60°16°, with 5.3 in135 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1933)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1935)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 171
Varina in July
Highs average 82°28° and lows 64°18°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 254
Varina in August
Highs average 80°27° and lows 61°16°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1930)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 15
- Cooling degree days
- 190
Varina in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 53°11°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1913)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 129
- Cooling degree days
- 79
Varina in OctoberThis month
Highs average 61°16° and lows 40°4°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1997)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 470
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Varina in November
Highs average 44°7° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.8 in44 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1968)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 886
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Varina in December
Highs average 31°0° and lows 15°−9°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 66°19° (1998)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 1296
- Cooling degree days
- 0