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Weather in Van Meter, IA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Van Meter has a long growing season

Van Meter has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 48° and a normal night drops to 29°.

Winter 34°/16°Spring 61°/39°Summer 83°/62°Fall 63°/41°
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Sunrise 7:49 am · sunset 6:09 pm

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What stands out about Van Meter’s weather

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

Climate →
A long growing season184 frost-free days, from Apr 18 to Oct 20.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.5° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 97% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Van Meter’s year

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

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Winter
34° / 16°
11 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
61° / 39°
Last frost around Apr 18
Summer
83° / 62°
22 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
63° / 41°
First frost around Oct 20
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 20). Last frost next spring: Apr 18
Best months to be outside
MayJunAugSepOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Van Meter get?About 37 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 5.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.5° 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 Van Meter itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Des Moines Intl Airport, IA (15 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.