30-year climate normals
Van Buren County Climate and Weather Averages
Hottest month: July
85.9°average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 13.8°F.
Van Buren County gets 39.71" of precipitation a year and 23" of snow, and 39% 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 | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.0° | 13.8° | 1.50" | 7.3" |
| February | 36.8° | 17.0° | 2.11" | 5.3" |
| March | 50.1° | 28.5° | 2.45" | 2.7" |
| April | 62.9° | 39.3° | 3.64" | 0.9" |
| May | 72.7° | 50.6° | 5.67" | 0.0" |
| June | 81.8° | 60.3° | 5.29" | 0.0" |
| July | 85.9° | 64.5° | 4.48" | 0.0" |
| August | 84.5° | 62.2° | 3.60" | 0.0" |
| September | 77.5° | 53.2° | 3.69" | 0.0" |
| October | 64.6° | 41.7° | 2.97" | 0.2" |
| November | 49.4° | 29.2° | 2.35" | 1.1" |
| December | 36.9° | 19.6° | 1.96" | 5.5" |
Rainfall by month
Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 39% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).
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.
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 Van Buren County, where electricity is one line of eight.
Common questions
What is the weather like in Van Buren County?
Van Buren County averages a high of 85.9°F in July and a low of 13.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 39.71 inches, including 23 inches of snow.
When is the rainy season in Van Buren County?
The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 39% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.
How hot does it get in Van Buren County?
The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 85.9°F. That drives 980 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.
Does it snow in Van Buren County?
Yes. Van Buren County averages 23 inches of snow a year.
Sources
- Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991 to 2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station KEOSAUQUA, IA US (USC00134389), 1.6 miles from the county centroid.
- Heating and cooling degree days: NOAA, same station and period.
- Annual figures on this page are the sum of that station's twelve monthly normals. NOAA also publishes a separately-computed annual normal, which can differ from the monthly sum by a few percent; we use the monthly series because the month-by-month breakdown above has to come from it.
- 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.