Hiawatha, IA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Hiawatha actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Hiawatha, IA, the comfort score comes out to 43/100, 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 Hiawatha's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Hiawatha run from 21°F in Jan up to 74°F in Jul, a 53.1°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Hiawatha, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 13°F | 1.17in | 8.7in |
| Feb | 35°F | 17°F | 1.34in | 8.3in |
| Mar | 49°F | 28°F | 2.06in | 4in |
| Apr | 63°F | 38°F | 4.02in | 1.5in |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 4.74in | 0in |
| Jun | 82°F | 60°F | 5.68in | 0in |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 4.47in | 0in |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 4.42in | 0in |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.96in | 0in |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 3in | 0.6in |
| Nov | 48°F | 29°F | 2.22in | 2.2in |
| Dec | 35°F | 19°F | 1.67in | 9in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Hiawatha's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Hiawatha actually gets
Over a typical year, Hiawatha sees about 38.75in of precipitation a year across roughly 118 days with measurable rain or snow, with 34.3in of snow a year.
Hiawatha against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Hiawatha comes in at 4103; within IA alone it ranks 40 of 85. Population is about 7,347.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Cedar Rapids #1, IA US, the NOAA station 5.2 miles from Hiawatha, 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