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Weather in Ely, IA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Weather in Ely

Ely has cold winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 12°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 47° and a normal night drops to 28°.

Winter 32°/15°Spring 60°/38°Summer 82°/61°Fall 62°/40°
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Sunrise 7:40 am · sunset 5:59 pm

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A normal year

Where today sits in Ely’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
32° / 15°
9 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
60° / 38°
Last frost around Apr 27
Summer
82° / 61°
12 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
62° / 40°
First frost around Oct 11
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 11). Last frost next spring: Apr 27
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Ely get?About 29 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 5.6 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.9° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Ely itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Swisher #2, IA (6 mi, snow) and Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport, IA (7 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.