30-year climate normals

Audubon County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 8.8°F.

Audubon County gets 35.03" of precipitation a year, and 40% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	28.0°	8.8°	0.88"
February	32.6°	12.9°	1.14"
March	46.3°	24.4°	1.68"
April	59.7°	35.1°	3.65"
May	70.2°	47.6°	5.18"
June	79.6°	58.1°	5.11"
July	82.6°	61.6°	3.82"
August	80.7°	59.0°	4.51"
September	74.7°	49.8°	3.52"
October	62.0°	37.1°	2.83"
November	46.3°	24.8°	1.53"
December	33.0°	14.4°	1.18"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 40% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.88"

February 1.14"

March 1.68"

April 3.65"

May 5.18"

June 5.11"

July 3.82"

August 4.51"

September 3.52"

October 2.83"

November 1.53"

December 1.18"

Annual total 35.03"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 668

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,171

Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.14¢/kWh, Iowa average $94

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $355

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Audubon County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Audubon County?

Audubon County averages a high of 82.6°F in July and a low of 8.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 35.03 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Audubon County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 40% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Audubon County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.6°F. That drives 668 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Audubon County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Audubon County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station AUDUBON, IA US (USC00130385), 2.1 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Iowa residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.