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United States / Iowa / Waterloo-Cedar Falls Metro Area / Black Hawk County / Cedar Falls / Zip Codes
Cedar Falls, IA has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in July is around 83 degrees Fahrenheit (28°C), with an average low of 64°F (17°C). In January, the average high is around 27°F (-3°C) and the average low is 8°F (-13°C). Cedar Falls also receives an average of 33 inches (83 cm) of rainfall annually and an average of 59 inches (150 cm) of snowfall per year.

Cedar Falls, Iowa gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cedar Falls averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Cedar Falls. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cedar Falls gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 34 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cedar Falls is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Cedar Falls, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCedar Falls, IowaUnited States
  35.3 in.38.1 in.
  34.3 in.27.8 in.
  105.6 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  83.5°85.8°
  8.6°21.7°
  6.87
  3.64.3
  879 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Cedar Falls with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Cedar Falls, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cedar Falls are June, September and August.
In Cedar Falls, there are 11.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cedar Falls with an average of 8.6°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Cedar Falls, there are 150.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Cedar Falls, there are 21.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Cedar Falls but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Cedar Falls with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.3 inches in Cedar Falls means that it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Cedar Falls with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 105.6 rainy days annually in Cedar Falls, which is rainier than most places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.3 inches in Cedar Falls means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Cedar Falls with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Amy · Highlands Ranch, CO
A Great College Town
Over 7 years ago

I lived in Cedar Falls while attending the University of Northern Iowa. It's a great college town. Main street is nice and there are plenty of restaurants to choose  More

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Joseph  · Cedar Falls, IA
Great Schools
Over 11 years ago

We've lived in Cedar Falls since moving here from the great chicago land area in 2006. The school system in Cedar Falls and in Iowa in general if VERY strong.   More

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Paul · Cedar Falls, IA
a surprisingly progressive mid-west
Over 15 years ago

When I was preparing to moved to Cedar Falls, IA I was repeatedly met with the remark "IOWA!, what's there? corn?" But apart from the bitter winters, tornadoes, and  More

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