Burlington, IA: Summer

31 August 2026: Summer 2026 averaged 74.2°F in Burlington, IA, the warmest summer since 2025, 59th warmest of 125.

Summer 2026

Mean temperature: 74.2°F; Warmest since 2025; 59th warmest of 125
Precipitation: 17.69 in; Wettest since 2015; 13th wettest of 127

A normal summer in Burlington, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 74.6°F, between 72°F and 76.5°F in eight years of ten and 11.56 in of precipitation, between 5.25 in and 20.00 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every summer in Burlington, IA since 1899: 74.2°F in 2026; the highest is 80.9°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 72 to 76.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every summer in Burlington, IA from 1897 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	74.2	59	83.4	86	65	36	17.69	13	0
2025	74.7	50	84.1	72	65.3	30	15.05	31	0
2024	73.5	75	83.1	92	63.9	59	13.85	44	0
2023	73.3	83	83.3	90	63.2	78	17.12	17	0
2022	74.1	60	84.2	66	64	53	5.95	120	0
2021	74.6	55	84	77	65.2	32	14.90	32	0
2020	75.4	35	85.8	37	65	36	9.12	95	0
2019	74.7	50	84.2	66	65.2	32	9.24	93	0
2018	75.4	35	85.3	49	65.4	25	11.36	61	0
2017	73.3	83	84.1	72	62.6	87	11.18	65	0
2016	74.9	45	84.3	59	65.5	22	13.40	46	0
2015	73	90	82	105	63.9	59	19.63	8	1
2014	72.4	100	81.4	115	63.4	72	17.68	14	0
2013	73.4	78	83.4	86	63.4	72	3.86	127	2
2012	75.6	30	87.6	16	63.7	66	5.28	122	0
2011	75.7	27	85.2	51	66.2	12	13.13	49	0
2010	77.6	7	86.7	23	68.5	1	22.33	5	0
2009	71.2	118	80.4	123	62.1	101	21.39	6	0
2008	73.4	78	83.5	84	63.3	74	14.58	38	0
2007	76	24	85.9	35	66.2	12	19.84	7	0
2006	75.7	27	85.7	38	65.6	19	8.18	102	0
2005	76.2	19	87.1	20	65.3	30	4.94	124	0
2004	71.5	114	81.4	115	61.6	111	10.74	74	0
2003	72.6	95	83	93	62.3	96	11.04	67	0
2002	74.5	56	84.2	66	64.8	41	15.70	24	0
2001	73.3	83	82.9	94	63.7	66	9.15	94	0
2000	72.6	95	81.9	107	63.2	78	12.19	57	0
1999	77.3	10	88.1	9	66.4	9	12.62	54	0
1998	76.8	13	86.5	26	67.1	5	10.40	80	0
1997	72.1	105	81.9	107	62.3	96	9.55	88	8
1996	73.5	75	83.4	86	63.5	70	8.43	97	0
1995	76.5	15	86.6	24	66.3	11	13.39	47	0
1994	72.8	91	82.8	96	62.9	83	11.75	58	0
1993	75.3	41	84.2	66	66.4	9	25.79	2	0
1992	70.8	122	80.7	119	61	116	13.19	48	0
1991	75.5	32	85.7	38	65.4	25	4.79	125	0
1990	73.7	71	82.5	99	64.9	39	18.19	10	0
1989	73.9	67	83.7	81	64	53	8.46	96	0
1988	77.9	5	89.7	5	66.1	15	9.54	89	0
1987	77.1	11	87.7	14	66.5	8	11.17	66	1
1986	73.3	83	82.5	99	64.2	49	16.66	18	1
1985	71.8	108	81.5	114	62	102	10.13	82	2
1984	74.3	58	84.5	57	64.1	51	12.21	56	0
1983	78.1	4	89.2	6	67	6	8.02	106	0
1982	71.2	118	80.6	121	61.7	109	16.02	21	3
1981	72.8	91	81.9	107	63.7	66	18.63	9	0
1980	75.4	35	85.3	49	65.5	22	25.45	3	0
1979	72.6	95	82.8	96	62.5	91	9.81	87	0
1978	72.5	98	82.4	101	62.6	87	12.67	53	0
1977	73.5	75	84.3	59	62.6	87	9.52	90	0
1976	72.2	103	83.6	82	60.8	120	10.01	83	0
1975	74.1	60	84.2	66	64	53	10.82	72	0
1974	71.4	117	81.2	117	61.6	111	14.09	41	0
1973	73.9	67	83.5	84	64.3	48	13.02	51	0
1972	71.8	108	82	105	61.7	109	13.98	42	0
1971	73.3	83	84.3	59	62.3	96	5.29	121	0
1970	72.5	98	82.8	96	62.2	99	14.32	40	0
1969	71.9	106	81.7	111	62.2	99	14.65	37	0
1968	73.9	67	84.3	59	63.5	70	7.20	115	0
1967	70.4	123	80.2	125	60.6	122	12.42	55	0
1966	73.4	78	84.1	72	62.7	86	7.76	112	0
1965	71.8	108	81.8	110	61.8	106	14.84	33	0
1964	73.7	71	84.6	56	62.8	84	8.00	107	0
1963	74	63	84.8	55	63.2	78	10.28	81	0
1962	73.3	83	84.2	66	62.5	91	8.04	105	0
1961	73.1	89	84.3	59	61.9	104	12.68	52	0
1960	72.7	93	82.9	94	62.5	91	13.94	43	0
1959	74.7	50	85.4	46	64	53	9.87	86	0
1958	71	121	81	118	61	116	17.78	12	0
1957	74.8	47	85.1	53	64.4	47	9.46	91	0
1956	74.4	57	85.4	46	63.3	74	11.36	61	0
1955	75.5	32	86.5	26	64.6	44	8.20	101	0
1954	75.9	25	86.3	30	65.6	19	10.60	77	0
1953	76.1	21	87.7	14	64.5	46	6.69	118	0
1952	75.3	41	85.9	35	64.7	43	16.63	19	0
1951	71.2	118	80.5	122	61.9	104	15.30	27	0
1950	69.6	124	80.3	124	58.8	125	15.17	29	0
1949	76.2	19	87.4	17	65	36	10.85	70	0
1948	73.6	73	85.2	51	62	102	14.71	35	0
1947	74.7	50	86.3	30	63	82	14.71	35	0
1946	72.2	103	83.4	86	61	116	15.06	30	0
1945	71.8	108	83.3	90	60.3	123	8.34	99	0
1944	74.7	50	86.6	24	62.8	84	13.04	50	0
1943	75.5	32	85.6	42	65.4	25	11.38	60	0
1942	74	63	84.5	57	63.6	69	10.90	69	0
1941	74.9	45	85.6	42	64.2	49	10.52	78	0
1940	76.1	21	86.8	21	65.5	22	10.47	79	0
1939	75.4	35	85.5	45	65.4	25	15.98	22	0
1938	76.3	18	86.5	26	66	17	14.42	39	0
1937	76.5	15	86.8	21	66.2	12	9.94	85	0
1936	80.9	1	94.1	1	67.7	3	6.13	119	0
1935	75.4	35	85.4	46	65.4	25	15.27	28	0
1934	80.5	2	93.1	2	67.9	2	7.14	116	0
1933	77.4	8	88.9	7	66	17	10.91	68	0
1932	75.7	27	86.2	33	65.2	32	14.84	33	0
1931	77	12	88	12	66.1	15	10.85	70	0
1930	76.5	15	88.1	9	64.9	39	7.89	110	0
1929	73.4	78	83.6	82	63.1	81	13.84	45	0
1928	73.6	73	84	77	63.3	74	16.43	20	0
1927	71.7	112	82.4	101	60.9	119	8.15	103	0
1926	73.8	70	84.3	59	63.3	74	15.44	25	0
1925	75.2	43	86.3	30	64.1	51	17.49	16	0
1924	72.4	100	82.3	103	62.4	94	24.94	4	0
1923	75.4	35	85.7	38	65.1	35	7.97	108	0
1922	74.8	47	85.7	38	64	53	6.88	117	0
1921	77.4	8	88.1	9	66.8	7	11.67	59	0
1920			85	54			8.26	100	12
1919	76.7	14	87.9	13	65.6	19	8.40	98	0
1918	75.2	43	86.5	26	63.8	64	11.32	63	0
1917	72.7	93	84.1	72	61.2	115	9.95	84	0
1916	75.6	30	87.2	19	63.9	59	7.80	111	0
1915	69.2	125	79.2	126	59.3	124	15.75	23	1
1914	77.9	5	91	3	64.8	41	3.87	126	0
1913							5.02	123	31
1912	72.4	100	84	77	60.7	121	8.08	104	0
1911	76.1	21	88.2	8	63.8	64	9.44	92	2
1910	74	63	86.1	34	61.8	106	7.65	113	0
1909	74.8	47	85.6	42	63.9	59	10.70	75	0
1908	74.1	60	84	77	64	53	10.64	76	3
1907	71.9	106	82.1	104	61.8	106	18.10	11	0
1906	73.4	78	84.3	59	62.4	94	10.80	73	0
1905	74	63	84.1	72	63.9	59	17.58	15	0
1904	71.5	114	81.7	111	61.3	114	15.32	26	0
1903	71.5	114	81.6	113	61.5	113	11.20	64	0
1902	71.7	112	80.7	119	62.6	87	29.54	1	1
1901	78.6	3	89.8	4	67.4	4	7.46	114	0
1900									42
1899	75.9	25	87.3	18	64.6	44	7.96	109	3
1897									43

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	80.9
1934	80.5
1901	78.6
1983	78.1
1988	77.9
1914	77.9
2010	77.6
1933	77.4
1921	77.4
1999	77.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1915	69.2
1950	69.6
1967	70.4
1992	70.8
1958	71
2009	71.2
1982	71.2
1951	71.2
1974	71.4
2004	71.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1902	29.54
1993	25.79
1980	25.45
1924	24.94
2010	22.33
2009	21.39
2007	19.84
2015	19.63
1981	18.63
1990	18.19

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2013	3.86
1914	3.87
1991	4.79
2005	4.94
1913	5.02
2012	5.28
1971	5.29
2022	5.95
1936	6.13
1953	6.69

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 31 August 2026, 27 July 2026, 26 July 2026
Coldest night: 51°F; 15 June 2026
Wettest day: 2.03 in; 17 June 2026

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Every answer in words

Summer 2026 brought 17.69 in of precipitation in Burlington, IA, the wettest summer since 2015, 13th wettest of 127.
The hottest day of summer 2026 in Burlington, IA: 94°F on Monday 31 August 2026, Monday 27 July 2026 and Sunday 26 July 2026.
The coldest night of summer 2026 in Burlington, IA: a low of 51°F on Monday 15 June 2026.
The wettest day of summer 2026 in Burlington, IA: 2.03 in on Wednesday 17 June 2026.