Iowa weather in November: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020
In November, Iowa's statewide normal high is 46°F and normal low 27°F; normal highs run from 41°F in Northwood to 51°F in Shenandoah (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).
- Statewide normal high
- 46°FNovember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal low
- 27°FNovember, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 1.82 inNovember
- Warmest place
- 51°Fnormal high, Shenandoah
- Coolest place
- 41°Fnormal high, Northwood
Where is Iowa warmest and wettest in November?
Shenandoah has the warmest November afternoons (51°F) and Northwood the coolest (41°F). Keokuk gets the most precipitation (2.56 in) and Spencer the least (1.07 in). The most snow falls in Sibley (5.1 inches).
Statewide, November averaged 39.2°F in 2021, 37.1°F in 2022, 38.9°F in 2023, 40.5°F in 2024, 39.6°F in 2025, against a 1991-2020 normal of 36.9°F.
| Place | High | Low | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 48°F | 30°F | 1.91 | 2.7 |
| Cedar Rapids | 46°F | 28°F | 2.00 | – |
| Davenport | 48°F | 30°F | 2.25 | – |
| Sioux City | 47°F | 25°F | 1.27 | 3.2 |
| Ankeny | 48°F | 29°F | 1.86 | 1.0 |
| Iowa City | 49°F | 30°F | 2.17 | – |
| Ames | 47°F | 27°F | 1.88 | – |
| Waterloo | 47°F | 28°F | 1.85 | 3.1 |
| Dubuque | 45°F | 28°F | 2.21 | 2.8 |
| Marion | 48°F | 29°F | 2.22 | 2.2 |
| Marshalltown | 46°F | 26°F | 1.74 | – |
| Mason City | 44°F | 24°F | 1.67 | 3.0 |
| Ottumwa | 50°F | 30°F | 2.09 | 1.6 |
| Fort Dodge | 45°F | 25°F | 1.85 | 2.8 |
| Clinton | 48°F | 31°F | 2.19 | 2.3 |
| Burlington | 50°F | 32°F | 2.29 | – |
| Muscatine | 49°F | 30°F | 2.28 | 0.8 |
| Indianola | 50°F | 28°F | 1.85 | 1.9 |
| Newton | 47°F | 27°F | 2.01 | 1.6 |
| Boone | 47°F | 27°F | 2.08 | 1.9 |
| Storm Lake | 44°F | 27°F | 1.75 | – |
| Oskaloosa | 49°F | 29°F | 2.20 | – |
| Spencer | 45°F | 25°F | 1.07 | – |
| Le Mars | 46°F | 24°F | 1.30 | 2.6 |
| Carroll | 46°F | 27°F | 1.44 | – |
| Fort Madison | 50°F | 33°F | 2.43 | 0.8 |
| Fairfield | 48°F | 30°F | 2.28 | 0.9 |
| Grinnell | 47°F | 26°F | 1.95 | 1.5 |
| Keokuk | 51°F | 33°F | 2.56 | – |
| Sioux Center | 46°F | 25°F | 1.43 | 3.9 |
| Mount Pleasant | 50°F | 29°F | 2.05 | 0.5 |
| Denison | 46°F | 26°F | 1.45 | 2.4 |
| Perry | 48°F | 27°F | 1.86 | – |
| Webster City | 45°F | 24°F | 1.70 | 1.4 |
| Decorah | 47°F | 28°F | 2.05 | 2.4 |
| Knoxville | 48°F | 30°F | 1.80 | – |
| Creston | 48°F | 26°F | 2.14 | – |
| Washington | 49°F | 28°F | 2.23 | 1.4 |
| Charles City | 44°F | 26°F | 1.74 | 2.8 |
| Atlantic | 49°F | 25°F | 1.65 | 2.0 |
| Independence | 46°F | 26°F | 2.09 | 3.0 |
| Maquoketa | 46°F | 28°F | 2.08 | 1.7 |
| Anamosa | 46°F | 26°F | 2.26 | – |
| Estherville | 42°F | 23°F | 1.37 | – |
| Oelwein | 44°F | 25°F | – | – |
| Osceola | 50°F | 27°F | 2.11 | 2.1 |
| Sheldon | 44°F | 22°F | 1.52 | 4.7 |
| Spirit Lake | 42°F | 25°F | 1.39 | 4.2 |
| Winterset | 48°F | 26°F | 1.96 | 2.7 |
| Red Oak | 50°F | 28°F | 1.88 | 1.2 |
| Centerville | 50°F | 28°F | 2.19 | 1.9 |
| Algona | 45°F | 24°F | 1.46 | – |
| Clarinda | 50°F | 27°F | 1.98 | 1.8 |
| Manchester | 45°F | 26°F | 2.20 | 2.3 |
| Glenwood | 51°F | 28°F | 1.30 | 1.3 |
| Cherokee | 46°F | 24°F | 1.46 | 4.0 |
| Iowa Falls | 45°F | 26°F | 1.97 | 1.6 |
| Vinton | 44°F | 25°F | 2.05 | 1.8 |
| Harlan | 49°F | 26°F | 1.43 | 2.2 |
| Shenandoah | 51°F | 29°F | 1.76 | 1.5 |
| Le Claire | 48°F | 31°F | 2.14 | – |
| Humboldt | 43°F | 26°F | 1.61 | – |
| Hampton | 45°F | 25°F | 1.80 | – |
| Chariton | 49°F | 26°F | 2.03 | 2.0 |
| Forest City | 43°F | 24°F | 1.61 | – |
| Jefferson | 46°F | 26°F | 1.69 | 1.5 |
| Cresco | 44°F | 24°F | 1.88 | 2.6 |
| Waukon | 43°F | 27°F | 2.27 | – |
| Emmetsburg | 46°F | 26°F | 1.46 | 4.9 |
| Albia | 49°F | 30°F | 2.14 | 1.9 |
| Osage | 43°F | 25°F | 1.84 | 1.9 |
| New Hampton | 43°F | 24°F | 2.07 | 2.9 |
| Williamsburg | 47°F | 27°F | 2.20 | 1.6 |
| Milford | 43°F | 25°F | 1.38 | 3.0 |
| Tipton | 48°F | 29°F | 2.19 | – |
| Grundy Center | 45°F | 26°F | 1.88 | 2.1 |
| Onawa | 49°F | 24°F | 1.50 | 2.8 |
| Sibley | 43°F | 22°F | 1.38 | 5.1 |
| Bloomfield | 50°F | 31°F | 2.12 | 1.5 |
| Clarion | 45°F | 25°F | 1.52 | 2.9 |
| Rock Rapids | 44°F | 23°F | 1.42 | 3.6 |
| Hawarden | 45°F | 23°F | 1.31 | 3.1 |
| Eldora | 45°F | 26°F | 1.88 | 1.8 |
| Postville | 45°F | 26°F | 2.10 | 2.7 |
| Cascade | 46°F | 28°F | 2.33 | 1.8 |
| Toledo | 46°F | 27°F | 2.02 | 1.8 |
| Belle Plaine | 47°F | 27°F | 2.11 | 1.8 |
| Bellevue | 47°F | 29°F | 2.34 | 1.3 |
| Rockwell City | 46°F | 25°F | 1.48 | 2.4 |
| Lamoni | 50°F | 31°F | 2.09 | – |
| Northwood | 41°F | 23°F | 1.73 | 2.6 |
| Audubon | 46°F | 25°F | 1.53 | – |
| Britt | 43°F | 25°F | 1.43 | – |
| Sac City | 45°F | 24°F | 1.57 | 2.7 |
| Greenfield | 48°F | 28°F | 1.99 | 1.7 |
| Ida Grove | 46°F | 26°F | – | – |
| Sigourney | 48°F | 28°F | 2.18 | – |
| Pocahontas | 45°F | 25°F | 1.60 | 3.7 |
| Guttenberg | 46°F | 29°F | 2.13 | 1.2 |
| Columbus Junction | 48°F | 27°F | 2.19 | 1.3 |
| Leon | 50°F | 28°F | 2.07 | 1.5 |
| Mount Ayr | 49°F | 28°F | 2.11 | 1.2 |
| Guthrie Center | 48°F | 26°F | 1.88 | – |
| Oakland | 48°F | 28°F | 1.57 | 1.2 |
| Corning | 49°F | 27°F | 1.86 | 1.6 |
| Holstein | 44°F | 25°F | 1.45 | 3.5 |
| Bedford | 49°F | 29°F | 2.13 | – |
| Sanborn | 43°F | 23°F | 1.59 | 4.5 |
| Logan | 49°F | 25°F | 1.45 | 2.2 |
| Tripoli | 44°F | 26°F | 1.98 | – |
| Fayette | 44°F | 24°F | 2.06 | 2.7 |
| Elkader | 45°F | 25°F | 2.28 | 2.3 |
| Lake Park | 43°F | 24°F | 1.49 | 4.4 |
| Mapleton | 46°F | 24°F | 1.46 | 2.3 |
| Sidney | 50°F | 29°F | 1.59 | 1.1 |
| Keosauqua | 49°F | 29°F | 2.35 | 1.1 |
| Allison | 44°F | 25°F | 1.76 | – |
| Primghar | 45°F | 27°F | 1.49 | 2.5 |
| Donnellson | 51°F | 31°F | 2.50 | 1.5 |
| Colo | 46°F | 27°F | 2.04 | 1.9 |
| Lowden | 48°F | 27°F | 2.31 | 2.9 |
| Dakota City | 45°F | 26°F | 1.61 | – |
| Sioux Rapids | 44°F | 25°F | 1.42 | 3.8 |
| Coggon | 45°F | 26°F | 2.22 | – |
| Battle Creek | 46°F | 24°F | 1.48 | – |
| Swea City | 42°F | 22°F | 1.46 | 3.1 |
| Allerton | 49°F | 28°F | 2.15 | – |
| Little Sioux | 48°F | 24°F | 1.74 | 2.3 |
| Castana | 47°F | 26°F | 1.50 | 2.0 |
| Stanley | 44°F | 24°F | 2.07 | – |
| Rathbun | 50°F | 29°F | 2.04 | – |
| Beaconsfield | 48°F | 28°F | 2.12 | 1.8 |
| Des Moines Weather Office-Johnston | 48°F | 30°F | 1.95 | 2.2 |
| Sioux City Ang | 47°F | 24°F | 1.36 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.