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Weather in Fairfield, IA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Fairfield has milder winters than most of Iowa

Fairfield has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 49°, and nights fall to 30°.

Winter 35°/17°Spring 61°/40°Summer 83°/62°Fall 63°/42°
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Sunrise 6:40 am · sunset 5:02 pm

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What stands out about Fairfield’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Milder winters than most of IowaJanuary nights average 14°, milder than 908 of 1,026 Iowa towns.Less snow than most of IowaAbout 22 inches a winter, less than 974 of 1,020 Iowa towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.3° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 99% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Fairfield’s year

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

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Winter
35° / 17°
10 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
61° / 40°
Last frost around Apr 27
Summer
83° / 62°
24 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
63° / 42°
First frost around Oct 12
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 12). Last frost next spring: Apr 27
Best months to be outside
MayJunAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Fairfield get?About 22 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 5.3 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.3° 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 Fairfield itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Fairfield, IA (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.