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Weather in North Washington, IA · National Weather Service + NOAA

North Washington stays cool in summer

North Washington has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. A typical November afternoon reaches 43°, and nights fall to 25°.

Winter 27°/11°Spring 56°/35°Summer 80°/58°Fall 59°/37°
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Sunrise 7:48 am · sunset 5:57 pm

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What stands out about North Washington’s weather

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

Climate →
Cool summersJuly afternoons average 81°, cooler than 989 of 1,026 Iowa towns.Among Iowa’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 8°, colder than 923 of 1,026 Iowa towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 94% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in North Washington’s year

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

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Winter
27° / 11°
13 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
56° / 35°
Last frost around May 2
Summer
80° / 58°
8 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
59° / 37°
First frost around Oct 5
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 5). Last frost next spring: May 2
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does North Washington get?About 36 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 6.1 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.6° 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 North Washington itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Ionia 2 W, IA (7 mi, snow) and New Hampton, 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.