Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Nights turn raw in Turin each January, colder than in 92% of U.S. towns
July afternoons average 86°. May is the wettest month, January the driest. Its yearly precipitation falls short of 85% of U.S. towns. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about April 25, with the first autumn frost due around October 12.
A year in Turin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Turin’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Turin’s place in Iowa beside it.
What a year in Turin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 170 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 25 and the first by October 12. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Castana Exp Farm, IA, 7 miles from the town’s center, 310 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Turin’s center in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −15°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 24 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Kennebec, IA, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 31 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 80 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Turin
90% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Castana Exp Farm, IA.
Living with Turin’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
170 frost-free days in zone 5a. The last frost comes by Apr 25 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 12.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June, August and September. 0.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Turin from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (41%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 8%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Turin and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Turin yet.
Climates most like Turin’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turin, IA | 11° | 86° | 31" | 24" |
| Hastings, NE | 15° | 87° | 27" | 29" |
| Ottawa, IL | 16° | 85° | 37" | 24" |
| Tecumseh, MI | 17° | 84° | 34" | 26" |
| Wauseon, OH | 18° | 84° | 35" | 27" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Turin averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.4°).
A smaller shift than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Turin compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Turin’s place among Iowa’s.
Turin weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Turin’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Kennebec, IA. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 11° | 0.7" | 5.7" | 4 | 15 | 13° – 34° |
| February | 35° | 16° | 0.8" | 4.9" | 5 | 17 | 14° – 35° |
| March | 49° | 27° | 1.7" | 3.4" | 6 | 3 | 30° – 53° |
| April | 62° | 37° | 3.2" | 1.6" | 9 | 0 | 41° – 56° |
| May | 73° | 49° | 4.5" | 0.0" | 11 | 0 | 56° – 67° |
| June | 83° | 60° | 4.4" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| July | 86° | 63° | 3.5" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 69° – 81° |
| August | 83° | 61° | 4.0" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 67° – 77° |
| September | 77° | 52° | 3.2" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 58° – 70° |
| October | 64° | 40° | 2.3" | 0.5" | 6 | 0 | 45° – 56° |
| November | 48° | 26° | 1.4" | 0.9" | 4 | 1 | 27° – 48° |
| December | 34° | 16° | 1.1" | 6.9" | 5 | 12 | 11° – 31° |
| Year | 60° | 38° | 30.7" | 23.9" | 80 | 48 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. March swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 30° to 53°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Turin’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Turin’s center.
- Snow: Kennebec, IA.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Castana Exp Farm, IA, 7 miles from the town’s center, 310 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Turin’s climate
What is the weather like in Turin?
A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 92% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 53% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Turin in winter?
January nights average 11°. About 144 nights a year reach 32° or below and 16 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 13°.
How much snow does Turin get?
About 24 inches in a normal winter at Kennebec, IA, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 48 days a year.
How hot does it get in Turin?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 63°. About 13 days a year reach 90° (Castana Exp Farm, IA).
When is the first and last frost in Turin?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 25 and the first fall frost by October 12, about 170 frost-free days, at Castana Exp Farm, IA.
What growing zone is Turin in?
Zone 5a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −15°.
What is the best time of year to visit Turin?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June, August and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Turin getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.1° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 73% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Turin.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.