Ankeny, IA Weather & Climate Normals
Ankeny's real weather, in one number
Ankeny, IA scores 39/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: weather-driven. Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Ankeny's hottest and coldest months
Ankeny's hottest month is Jul, averaging 75°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 21°F, a 54.6°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Ankeny's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 12°F | 0.97in | 6.2in |
| Feb | 34°F | 16°F | 0.99in | 8in |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 2.01in | 3.7in |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 4in | 0.7in |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 5.26in | 0in |
| Jun | 82°F | 61°F | 5.37in | 0in |
| Jul | 86°F | 65°F | 4.19in | 0in |
| Aug | 84°F | 62°F | 4.72in | 0in |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.62in | 0in |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 2.67in | 0.6in |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 1.86in | 1in |
| Dec | 35°F | 18°F | 1.39in | 4.5in |
May, Jun, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Ankeny at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Ankeny
Ankeny averages 37.05in of precipitation a year across roughly 102 days with measurable rain or snow, and 24.7in of snow a year.
Where Ankeny ranks
Ankeny ranks 4600 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 71 of 85 within IA. About 76,727 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Ankeny, IA US, 2.5 miles from Ankeny, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station