Climate · Brunsville

Brunsville, IA climate

Brunsville has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 9°, and about 31 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
85°
363rd hottest of 1,026 Iowa towns
January low
9°
308th coldest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Rain + melted snow
30 in
26th driest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Snow a winter
31 in
475th least snowy of 1,020 Iowa towns
A normal year

What a year in Brunsville feels like

Winter

30° / 12°
Typical high / low · 9 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

59° / 36°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 30

Summer

83° / 60°
Typical high / low · 17 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

61° / 38°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 4
Best months to be outsideMayJunAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Brunsville weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January27°9°0.7" 7.8"4 9° – 33°
February33°14°0.8" 7.5"5 12° – 34°
March46°25°1.6" 4.6"6 27° – 51°
April60°36°3.0" 1.9"8 38° – 54°
May71°48°4.3" 0.1"10 54° – 65°
June81°59°4.6" 010 66° – 75°
July85°62°3.4" 07 67° – 80°
August82°60°3.5" 08 66° – 76°
September76°51°3.1" 07 57° – 68°
October62°38°2.4" 0.4"6 43° – 55°
November45°25°1.3" 2.6"4 25° – 46°
December32°14°1.0" 6.0"4 9° – 29°
Year58°37°29.6"30.9"77

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Brunsville

Brunsville gets 30 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 77 days a year.

30 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 76% of U.S. towns
31 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 58% of U.S. towns
77 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.6"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
7.8"
Frost & the growing season

About 157 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 4. That leaves about 157 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 74% of U.S. towns.

160
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
23
nights below 0° in a normal year
17
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Brunsville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Brunsville, 91% of that work is heating and 9% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

91%heating
7,312 heating degree daysMore heating than 77% of U.S. towns
756 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 57% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Brunsville compares

Summer heat85° July high
Cooler than 52% of U.S. towns363rd hottest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Winter cold9° January low
Colder than 83% of U.S. towns308th coldest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Precipitation30" a year
Drier than 76% of U.S. towns26th driest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Snow31" a winter
Snowier than 58% of U.S. towns475th least snowy of 1,020 Iowa towns
Growing season157 frost-free days
Shorter than 74% of U.S. towns202nd shortest of 1,026 Iowa towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.1°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Brunsville averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.4°). The shift is smaller than in 62% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.2° now 21°, was 19°
🌷 Spring+1.1° now 48°, was 46°
☀️ Summer+0.2° now 71°, was 71°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 49°, was 49°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Brunsville’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 9° to 33°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Brunsville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Brunsville?

January, with a typical high of 27° and a low of 9°.

What is the hottest month in Brunsville?

July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 62°. About 17 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Brunsville get?

About 31 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Brunsville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 4, and the last spring frost by April 30.

What is the rainiest month in Brunsville?

June, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 30 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Brunsville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Le Mars, IA (6 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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