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United States / Iowa / Fort Dodge Metro Area / Webster County / Fort Dodge / Zip Codes
Fort Dodge, IA has a humid continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average daily high temperature in the summer is around 84°F (29°C) and the average daily low is around 60°F (16°C). In the winter, the average daily high is around 33°F (1°C) and low is around 17°F (-8°C). Precipitation is relatively evenly spread throughout the year, with an average of 32 inches (813 mm), with snowfall averaging 27 inches (686 mm).

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

Fort Dodge averages 34 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Fort Dodge. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Dodge gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
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 Fort Dodge is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Iowa.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Fort Dodge, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFort Dodge, IowaUnited States
  35.1 in.38.1 in.
  33.5 in.27.8 in.
  99.3 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  8.4°21.7°
  6.87
  3.84.3
  1112 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 Fort Dodge with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Iowa. In Fort Dodge, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Dodge are June, August and September.
In Fort Dodge, there are 10.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Iowa.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fort Dodge with an average of 8.4°. This is colder than most places in Iowa.
In Fort Dodge, there are 151.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa.
In Fort Dodge, there are 21.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Iowa.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fort Dodge 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 Fort Dodge with 5.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.1 inches in Fort Dodge means that it is drier than most places in Iowa.
May is the rainiest month in Fort Dodge with 12.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 99.3 rainy days annually in Fort Dodge, which is about average compared to other places in Iowa. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.5 inches in Fort Dodge means that it is snowier than most places in Iowa. December is the snowiest month in Fort Dodge with 8.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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John · Fort Dodge, IA
Dirty Dodge Is a Good Name For It
Over 6 years ago

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Hil · Fort Dodge, IA
Fort Dodge, IA -- Conservative with High Crime Rat
Over 8 years ago

Having lived here all of my life and having been involved with the community in many ways, I would not recommend that anyone move to FD at this time. About 60% of the  More

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Jess  · Bradenton, FL
Moving to Fort Dodge
Over 9 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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