Average annual temperature is 16.5 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 40.5 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -13.0 °C
Number of sunny days: 235 days
Number of rainy days: 129 days
Number of snow days: 1 day
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* Weather data for Ames United States is based on climate observations for 2026 year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute maximum temperature (°C) | 19.1 | 23.0 | 27.8 | 32.9 | 33.0 | 38.7 | 38.6 | 40.5 | 38.6 | 31.5 | 26.3 | 19.9 |
| Average daytime temperature (°C) | 11.4 | 13.0 | 17.3 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 31.0 | 34.3 | 35.0 | 31.2 | 23.1 | 16.4 | 12.4 |
| Average temperature (°C) | 5.0 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 15.7 | 20.5 | 24.9 | 28.1 | 28.7 | 24.9 | 17.1 | 10.0 | 6.9 |
| Average night temperature (°C) | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 15.3 | 19.5 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 19.6 | 11.9 | 5.0 | 2.7 |
| Absolute minimum temperature (°C) | -13.0 | -8.6 | -6.9 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 16.6 | 14.2 | -1.4 | -5.2 | -4.9 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight maximum duration (h) | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 |
| Daylight mean duration (h) | 10.0 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.3 | 9.7 |
| Daylight minimum duration (h) | 9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Sunshine mean duration (h) | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 7.0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 26 | 21 | 25 | 79 | 93 | 169 | 84 | 32 | 57 | 50 | 35 | 41 |
| Sunny days | 23 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 |
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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