Cherokee, IA Weather & Climate Normals
Cherokee's real weather, in one number
Cherokee, IA scores 42/100 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.
Cherokee's hottest and coldest months
Cherokee's hottest month is Jul, averaging 73°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 17°F, a 56.3°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Cherokee's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 7°F | 0.65in | 7.5in |
| Feb | 32°F | 11°F | 0.78in | 8.4in |
| Mar | 45°F | 23°F | 1.66in | 5.2in |
| Apr | 59°F | 34°F | 3.17in | 2.7in |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 4.28in | 0.1in |
| Jun | 81°F | 58°F | 5.2in | 0in |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 3.4in | 0in |
| Aug | 82°F | 59°F | 4.12in | 0in |
| Sep | 75°F | 50°F | 3.29in | 0in |
| Oct | 62°F | 36°F | 2.25in | 0.5in |
| Nov | 46°F | 24°F | 1.46in | 4in |
| Dec | 32°F | 13°F | 0.93in | 9.4in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Cherokee at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Cherokee
Cherokee averages 31.19in of precipitation a year across roughly 97 days with measurable rain or snow, and 37.8in of snow a year.
Where Cherokee ranks
Cherokee ranks 4330 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 62 of 85 within IA. About 5,186 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Cherokee, IA US, 0.9 miles from Cherokee, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure