Cedar Rapids, IA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Cedar Rapids actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Cedar Rapids, IA, the comfort score comes out to 47/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Cedar Rapids's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Cedar Rapids run from 20°F in Jan up to 73°F in Jul, a 53.2°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Cedar Rapids, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28°F | 11°F | 0.95in |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 1.22in |
| Mar | 46°F | 27°F | 1.99in |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.56in |
| May | 71°F | 50°F | 4.25in |
| Jun | 80°F | 60°F | 5.56in |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 4.41in |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.07in |
| Sep | 75°F | 52°F | 3.4in |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 2.91in |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 2in |
| Dec | 33°F | 17°F | 1.59in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Cedar Rapids's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Cedar Rapids actually gets
Cedar Rapids averages 35.91in of precipitation a year across roughly 113 days with measurable rain or snow; the nearest NOAA station does not record snowfall, so no snow figure is shown rather than guessed.
Cedar Rapids against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Cedar Rapids comes in at 2538; within IA alone it ranks 4 of 85. Population is about 137,904.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Cedar Rapids Muni Ap, IA US, the NOAA station 5.9 miles from Cedar Rapids, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is