Adel, IA Weather & Climate Normals
Adel's real weather, in one number
Adel, IA scores 47/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Adel's hottest and coldest months
Adel's hottest month is Jul, averaging 75°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 20°F, a 54.6°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Adel's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 10°F | 0.95in |
| Feb | 34°F | 14°F | 1.14in |
| Mar | 48°F | 26°F | 1.96in |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 4.1in |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 5.15in |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 4.88in |
| Jul | 85°F | 64°F | 4.42in |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.14in |
| Sep | 77°F | 52°F | 3.44in |
| Oct | 64°F | 39°F | 2.7in |
| Nov | 48°F | 27°F | 1.86in |
| Dec | 35°F | 17°F | 1.38in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Adel at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Adel
Over a typical year, Adel sees about 36.12in of precipitation a year across roughly 114 days with measurable rain or snow. That station has no snowfall reading, so none is shown rather than assumed.
Where Adel ranks
Adel ranks 2829 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 10 of 85 within IA. About 6,763 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Perry, IA US, 16.7 miles from Adel, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · How the comfort score is calculated