Climate averages 1991–2020
Iowa City weather
in February.
A cold month with moderate precipitation: the 11th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Iowa City: daytime highs average 1.1°C and nights cool to about -8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of precipitation on roughly 7 days, which makes February a month with moderate precipitation (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 34 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cedar Rapids (40 km away). In February its highs average 0.3°C, 0.8°C cooler than Iowa City, with 42 mm of precipitation.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Iowa City ranks joint 451st of 498 for the warmest February highs and joint 111th of 498 for the driest February (precipitation, lowest first). The mean February high of those 498 cities is 11.1°C; Iowa City is 10.0°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 7.5°C to 8.7°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 46 mm to 69 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Iowa City climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1.5°C-10.3°C | -10.3°C | 39 | 7.1 | 9.510 h |
| February, selected | 1.1°C-8.2°C | -8.2°C | 46 | 6.5 | 10.611 h |
| March | 8.7°C-1.7°C | -1.7°C | 69 | 9.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.5°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 111 | 11.8 | 13.313 h |
| May | 21.4°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 123 | 13.4 | 14.515 h |
| June | 26.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 128 | 11.7 | 15.115 h |
| July | 28.2°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 95 | 9.5 | 14.915 h |
| August | 27.4°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 96 | 9.1 | 13.914 h |
| September | 23.7°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 99 | 8.1 | 12.513 h |
| October | 16.6°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 74 | 8.6 | 11.111 h |
| November | 8.7°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 59 | 7.6 | 9.910 h |
| December | 1.4°C-6.3°C | -6.3°C | 49 | 6.9 | 9.29 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Cedar Rapids in FebruaryUnited States · 40 kmHigh 0.3°C · Low -9.0°C · 42 mm precipitation
- Davenport in FebruaryUnited States · 81 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -7.2°C · 49 mm precipitation
- Des Moines in FebruaryUnited States · 173 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -8.1°C · 40 mm precipitation
- Peoria (Illinois), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 195 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.6°C · 53 mm rain
- Rockford in FebruaryUnited States · 213 kmHigh 0.7°C · Low -8.1°C · 45 mm precipitation
- Madison in FebruaryUnited States · 235 kmHigh -0.6°C · Low -9.9°C · 41 mm precipitation
- Bloomington (Illinois), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 250 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.6°C · 54 mm rain
- Springfield (Illinois), United States in FebruaryUnited States · 261 kmHigh 4.7°C · Low -4.6°C · 57 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Iowa City) is explained once on the Iowa City year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.