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30-year climate normals

Wright County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

85.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 6.2°F.

Wright County gets 34.27" of precipitation a year and 31.1" of snow, and 43% 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 25.8° 6.2° 0.73" 8.9"
February 31.1° 11.2° 0.91" 6.2"
March 44.0° 24.5° 1.96" 5.7"
April 59.0° 35.0° 3.75" 1.4"
May 71.6° 47.7° 4.81" 0.0"
June 82.0° 58.6° 5.81" 0.0"
July 85.0° 61.9° 4.04" 0.0"
August 82.3° 59.9° 4.10" 0.0"
September 76.3° 50.9° 3.13" 0.0"
October 63.1° 38.3° 2.29" 0.1"
November 45.4° 24.8° 1.52" 2.9"
December 31.4° 13.0° 1.22" 5.9"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 43% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.73"
February 0.91"
March 1.96"
April 3.75"
May 4.81"
June 5.81"
July 4.04"
August 4.10"
September 3.13"
October 2.29"
November 1.52"
December 1.22"
Annual total 34.27"

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 804
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,309
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.14¢/kWh, Iowa average $114
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $362

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 Wright County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Wright County?

Wright County averages a high of 85.0°F in July and a low of 6.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 34.27 inches, including 31.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Wright County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 43% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Wright County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 85.0°F. That drives 804 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Wright County?

Yes. Wright County averages 31.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CLARION, IA US (USC00131541), 0.9 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.