Spirit Lake, IA Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Spirit Lake actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Spirit Lake, 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 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Spirit Lake's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Spirit Lake run from 16°F in Jan up to 73°F in Jul, a 57.1°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Spirit Lake, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 7°F | 0.55in | 9.5in |
| Feb | 28°F | 11°F | 0.63in | 8.2in |
| Mar | 42°F | 23°F | 1.43in | 6in |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 2.99in | 5.1in |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 4.13in | 0.1in |
| Jun | 79°F | 59°F | 4.77in | 0in |
| Jul | 83°F | 63°F | 3.53in | 0in |
| Aug | 80°F | 60°F | 3.69in | 0in |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.03in | 0in |
| Oct | 59°F | 39°F | 2.09in | 0.4in |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 1.39in | 4.2in |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 0.82in | 8in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Spirit Lake's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Spirit Lake actually gets
Over a typical year, Spirit Lake sees about 29.05in of precipitation a year across roughly 79 days with measurable rain or snow, with 41.5in of snow a year.
Spirit Lake against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Spirit Lake comes in at 4472; within IA alone it ranks 68 of 85. Population is about 5,548.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Spirit Lake, IA US, the NOAA station 1.4 miles from Spirit Lake, 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