Fort Madison, IA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Fort Madison actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Fort Madison, IA, the comfort score comes out to 41/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 4 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Fort Madison's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Fort Madison run from 25°F in Jan up to 76°F in Jul, a 51.5°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Fort Madison, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 17°F | 1.69in | 6.1in |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 1.93in | 4.6in |
| Mar | 50°F | 32°F | 2.72in | 1.7in |
| Apr | 62°F | 43°F | 3.97in | 0.5in |
| May | 72°F | 54°F | 5.11in | 0in |
| Jun | 82°F | 63°F | 5.16in | 0in |
| Jul | 85°F | 68°F | 4.06in | 0in |
| Aug | 84°F | 66°F | 3.8in | 0in |
| Sep | 77°F | 57°F | 3.51in | 0in |
| Oct | 64°F | 45°F | 3.06in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 50°F | 33°F | 2.43in | 0.8in |
| Dec | 38°F | 23°F | 1.92in | 4.3in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Aug, and Sep are Fort Madison's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jul's heat and Jan's cold instead.
How wet Fort Madison actually gets
Over a typical year, Fort Madison sees about 39.36in of precipitation a year across roughly 111 days with measurable rain or snow, with 18.1in of snow a year.
Fort Madison against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Fort Madison comes in at 4432; within IA alone it ranks 65 of 85. Population is about 9,983.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Ft Madison, IA US, the NOAA station 0.7 miles from Fort Madison, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated