Iowa weather in February: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In February, Iowa's statewide normal high is 33°F and normal low 15°F; normal highs run from 26°F in Northwood to 39°F in Shenandoah (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 33°FFebruary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 15°FFebruary, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 1.17 inFebruary
- Warmest place
- 39°Fnormal high, Shenandoah
- Coolest place
- 26°Fnormal high, Northwood
Where is Iowa warmest and wettest in February?
Shenandoah has the warmest February afternoons (39°F) and Northwood the coolest (26°F). Keosauqua gets the most precipitation (2.11 in) and Spencer the least (0.43 in). The most snow falls in Little Sioux (13.4 inches).
Statewide, February averaged 12.5°F in 2021, 21.3°F in 2022, 26.2°F in 2023, 37.0°F in 2024, 20.7°F in 2025, 31.8°F in 2026, against a 1991-2020 normal of 24.1°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 36°F | 18°F | 1.34 | 10.2 |
| Cedar Rapids | 33°F | 16°F | 1.22 | – |
| Davenport | 34°F | 18°F | 1.44 | – |
| Sioux City | 34°F | 15°F | 0.86 | 8.7 |
| Ankeny | 34°F | 16°F | 0.99 | 8.0 |
| Iowa City | 36°F | 19°F | 1.21 | – |
| Ames | 33°F | 15°F | 0.78 | – |
| Waterloo | 33°F | 15°F | 1.14 | 9.3 |
| Dubuque | 31°F | 15°F | 1.57 | 10.6 |
| Marion | 35°F | 17°F | 1.34 | 8.3 |
| Marshalltown | 32°F | 14°F | 0.51 | – |
| Mason City | 29°F | 11°F | 1.22 | 10.0 |
| Ottumwa | 37°F | 18°F | 1.41 | 5.8 |
| Fort Dodge | 31°F | 12°F | 1.23 | 11.8 |
| Clinton | 34°F | 18°F | 1.68 | 7.5 |
| Burlington | 37°F | 21°F | 1.69 | – |
| Muscatine | 36°F | 17°F | 1.78 | 5.8 |
| Indianola | 36°F | 15°F | 1.42 | 8.2 |
| Newton | 33°F | 14°F | 1.10 | 6.0 |
| Boone | 33°F | 13°F | 1.41 | 9.3 |
| Storm Lake | 30°F | 13°F | 1.01 | – |
| Oskaloosa | 36°F | 16°F | 1.74 | – |
| Spencer | 30°F | 13°F | 0.43 | – |
| Le Mars | 32°F | 11°F | 0.87 | 7.5 |
| Carroll | 33°F | 14°F | 1.11 | – |
| Fort Madison | 38°F | 21°F | 1.93 | 4.6 |
| Fairfield | 36°F | 18°F | 1.80 | 7.2 |
| Grinnell | 33°F | 14°F | 1.55 | 9.1 |
| Keokuk | 38°F | 20°F | 1.82 | – |
| Sioux Center | 33°F | 14°F | 0.88 | 7.7 |
| Mount Pleasant | 37°F | 17°F | 1.68 | 7.1 |
| Denison | 32°F | 14°F | 0.98 | 9.2 |
| Perry | 34°F | 14°F | 1.14 | – |
| Webster City | 31°F | 11°F | 1.34 | 9.8 |
| Decorah | 33°F | 14°F | 1.10 | 8.3 |
| Knoxville | 35°F | 17°F | 1.67 | – |
| Creston | 35°F | 14°F | 1.46 | – |
| Washington | 35°F | 15°F | 1.56 | 8.1 |
| Charles City | 30°F | 13°F | 1.14 | 9.3 |
| Atlantic | 36°F | 14°F | 1.14 | 7.9 |
| Independence | 31°F | 12°F | 1.36 | 7.3 |
| Maquoketa | 31°F | 15°F | 1.65 | 8.0 |
| Anamosa | 32°F | 12°F | 1.56 | – |
| Estherville | 28°F | 11°F | 0.46 | – |
| Oelwein | 29°F | 10°F | – | – |
| Osceola | 37°F | 15°F | 1.28 | 7.2 |
| Sheldon | 30°F | 9°F | 1.00 | 7.2 |
| Spirit Lake | 28°F | 11°F | 0.63 | 8.2 |
| Winterset | 35°F | 13°F | 1.28 | 8.3 |
| Red Oak | 38°F | 16°F | 1.11 | 8.1 |
| Centerville | 38°F | 16°F | 1.26 | 5.0 |
| Algona | 29°F | 10°F | 1.04 | – |
| Clarinda | 38°F | 16°F | 1.16 | 6.3 |
| Manchester | 31°F | 12°F | 1.35 | 8.7 |
| Glenwood | 38°F | 16°F | 1.03 | 7.0 |
| Cherokee | 32°F | 11°F | 0.78 | 8.4 |
| Iowa Falls | 31°F | 12°F | 1.16 | 7.1 |
| Vinton | 30°F | 12°F | 1.25 | 8.5 |
| Harlan | 36°F | 14°F | 0.98 | 7.6 |
| Shenandoah | 39°F | 18°F | 1.21 | 7.5 |
| Le Claire | 35°F | 18°F | 1.64 | – |
| Humboldt | 29°F | 12°F | 1.04 | – |
| Hampton | 30°F | 12°F | 1.31 | – |
| Chariton | 36°F | 14°F | 1.40 | 6.5 |
| Forest City | 27°F | 10°F | 1.33 | – |
| Jefferson | 33°F | 13°F | 1.28 | 8.2 |
| Cresco | 29°F | 9°F | 1.17 | 10.0 |
| Waukon | 29°F | 12°F | 1.25 | – |
| Emmetsburg | 31°F | 12°F | 0.93 | 8.2 |
| Albia | 36°F | 17°F | 1.49 | 8.4 |
| Osage | 28°F | 10°F | 1.25 | 9.2 |
| New Hampton | 28°F | 10°F | 1.38 | 10.3 |
| Williamsburg | 33°F | 14°F | 1.46 | 7.7 |
| Milford | 29°F | 12°F | 0.74 | 9.3 |
| Tipton | 33°F | 16°F | 1.45 | – |
| Grundy Center | 31°F | 13°F | 0.98 | 5.9 |
| Onawa | 36°F | 13°F | 0.78 | 6.6 |
| Sibley | 28°F | 9°F | 0.84 | 7.4 |
| Bloomfield | 37°F | 19°F | 1.60 | 5.5 |
| Clarion | 31°F | 11°F | 0.91 | 6.2 |
| Rock Rapids | 30°F | 10°F | 0.70 | 7.3 |
| Hawarden | 32°F | 11°F | 0.79 | 6.4 |
| Eldora | 31°F | 13°F | 1.21 | 8.8 |
| Postville | 30°F | 11°F | 1.21 | 10.4 |
| Cascade | 32°F | 15°F | 1.45 | 8.8 |
| Toledo | 32°F | 13°F | 1.01 | 7.9 |
| Belle Plaine | 33°F | 14°F | 1.28 | 7.4 |
| Bellevue | 34°F | 15°F | 1.58 | 8.3 |
| Rockwell City | 31°F | 12°F | 0.99 | 7.6 |
| Lamoni | 38°F | 20°F | 1.35 | – |
| Northwood | 26°F | 8°F | 1.02 | 9.3 |
| Audubon | 33°F | 13°F | 1.14 | – |
| Britt | 28°F | 10°F | 1.48 | – |
| Sac City | 31°F | 12°F | 0.96 | 7.4 |
| Greenfield | 35°F | 15°F | 1.25 | 7.3 |
| Ida Grove | 32°F | 13°F | – | – |
| Sigourney | 35°F | 15°F | 1.47 | – |
| Pocahontas | 30°F | 12°F | 1.02 | 7.4 |
| Guttenberg | 33°F | 14°F | 1.23 | 9.3 |
| Columbus Junction | 34°F | 14°F | 1.94 | 7.1 |
| Leon | 38°F | 16°F | 1.51 | 6.0 |
| Mount Ayr | 37°F | 16°F | 1.25 | 5.9 |
| Guthrie Center | 35°F | 14°F | 1.18 | – |
| Oakland | 35°F | 16°F | 1.07 | 8.0 |
| Corning | 37°F | 16°F | 1.20 | 6.2 |
| Holstein | 31°F | 13°F | 1.08 | 8.9 |
| Bedford | 37°F | 16°F | 1.49 | – |
| Sanborn | 28°F | 10°F | 1.10 | 9.1 |
| Logan | 36°F | 14°F | 0.98 | 6.4 |
| Tripoli | 29°F | 12°F | 1.09 | – |
| Fayette | 29°F | 9°F | 1.21 | 9.9 |
| Elkader | 31°F | 10°F | 1.28 | 8.0 |
| Lake Park | 29°F | 10°F | 0.84 | 8.7 |
| Mapleton | 33°F | 13°F | 0.92 | 8.6 |
| Sidney | 38°F | 17°F | 1.03 | 6.3 |
| Keosauqua | 37°F | 17°F | 2.11 | 5.3 |
| Allison | 29°F | 12°F | 1.04 | – |
| Primghar | 32°F | 14°F | 0.89 | 6.7 |
| Donnellson | 38°F | 19°F | 1.89 | 7.4 |
| Colo | 31°F | 14°F | 1.20 | 7.6 |
| Lowden | 34°F | 15°F | 1.80 | 8.0 |
| Dakota City | 30°F | 12°F | 1.37 | – |
| Sioux Rapids | 30°F | 13°F | 0.83 | 6.9 |
| Coggon | 31°F | 13°F | 1.29 | – |
| Battle Creek | 32°F | 12°F | 0.87 | – |
| Swea City | 27°F | 8°F | 0.93 | 8.5 |
| Allerton | 37°F | 17°F | 1.52 | – |
| Little Sioux | 34°F | 13°F | 1.30 | 13.4 |
| Castana | 33°F | 14°F | 0.71 | 7.2 |
| Stanley | 29°F | 9°F | 1.18 | – |
| Rathbun | 37°F | 16°F | 1.49 | – |
| Beaconsfield | 36°F | 16°F | 1.32 | 6.2 |
| Des Moines Weather Office-Johnston | 35°F | 17°F | 1.25 | 10.5 |
| Sioux City Ang | 35°F | 13°F | 0.88 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.