Climate · Maysville

Maysville, IA climate

Maysville has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
84°
422nd hottest of 1,026 Iowa towns
January low
14°
161st mildest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Rain + melted snow
38 in
245th wettest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Snow a winter
36 in
262nd snowiest of 1,020 Iowa towns
A normal year

What a year in Maysville feels like

Winter

33° / 17°
Typical high / low · 11 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

60° / 39°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 23

Summer

83° / 62°
Typical high / low · 13 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

62° / 42°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 15
Best months to be outsideMayJunAugSepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Maysville weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January30°14°1.4" 10.8"9 13° – 34°
February34°18°1.6" 8.6"9 13° – 37°
March48°29°2.4" 4.4"10 30° – 53°
April61°39°3.7" 1.1"11 42° – 57°
May72°51°4.8" 012 56° – 69°
June81°61°5.1" 011 68° – 75°
July84°64°4.1" 09 69° – 80°
August82°62°4.2" 09 67° – 78°
September76°54°3.6" 08 59° – 70°
October63°42°2.8" 0.3"9 47° – 58°
November48°30°2.2" 2.1"9 31° – 49°
December35°20°1.8" 8.8"10 13° – 37°
Year60°40°37.7"36.1"117

“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 Maysville

Maysville gets 38 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 117 days a year.

38 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 58% of U.S. towns
36 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 65% of U.S. towns
117 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
5.1"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
11"
Frost & the growing season

About 174 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 23 and the first one by October 15. That leaves about 174 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 56% of U.S. towns.

136
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
13
nights below 0° in a normal year
13
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 Maysville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Maysville, 88% of that work is heating and 12% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

88%heating
6,326 heating degree daysMore heating than 62% of U.S. towns
879 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 53% 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 Maysville compares

Summer heat84° July high
Cooler than 54% of U.S. towns422nd hottest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Winter cold14° January low
Colder than 74% of U.S. towns161st mildest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Precipitation38" a year
Drier than 58% of U.S. towns245th wettest of 1,026 Iowa towns
Snow36" a winter
Snowier than 65% of U.S. towns262nd snowiest of 1,020 Iowa towns
Growing season174 frost-free days
Shorter than 56% of U.S. towns170th longest 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

+1.0°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Maysville averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+1.9°). The shift is smaller than in 66% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.6° now 25°, was 23°
🌷 Spring+1.4° now 50°, was 49°
☀️ Summer+0.4° now 72°, was 72°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 52°, was 51°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Maysville’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. December swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 13° to 37°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Maysville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Maysville?

January, with a typical high of 30° and a low of 14°.

What is the hottest month in Maysville?

July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 64°. About 13 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Maysville get?

About 36 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Maysville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 15, and the last spring frost by April 23.

What is the rainiest month in Maysville?

June, with 5.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 38 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Maysville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Moline Quad City Intl Airport, IL (16 mi, snow) and Davenport, IA (8 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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