Des Moines, IA: 2025

31 December 2025: 2025 averaged 52.6°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest year since 2024, tied 14th warmest of 147 (with 1939).

2025

Mean temperature: 52.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 14th warmest of 147
Precipitation: 35.18 in; Wettest since 2024; 53rd wettest of 147

A normal year in Des Moines, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.3°F, between 49.1°F and 53.5°F in eight years of ten and 34.08 in of precipitation, between 28.19 in and 49.36 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every year in Des Moines, IA since 1879: 52.6°F in 2025; the highest is 56.1°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 49.1 to 53.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every year in Des Moines, IA from 1878 to 2025, 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
2025	52.6	14	62.6	17	42.6	17	35.18	53	0
2024	54.9	2	65	2	44.8	4	36.49	45	0
2023	53.8	7	63.9	5	43.7	9	24.93	129	0
2022	50.5	63	60.9	43	40.2	83	30.59	85	0
2021	53	13	62.7	16	43.3	11	28.86	100	0
2020	51.8	28	61.4	33	42.3	21	34.37	57	0
2019	49.8	92	59.1	98	40.6	71	49.35	5	0
2018	51.1	43	60.4	61	41.8	31	42.03	13	0
2017	54	5	63.8	7	44.2	6	30.25	87	0
2016	54.8	3	64	4	45.6	1	34.53	56	0
2015	53.4	8	62.8	15	44.1	7	44.63	9	0
2014	49.7	93	59.3	90	40.1	85	42.00	15	0
2013	50.8	51	60.4	61	41.3	47	31.99	70	0
2012	56.1	1	66.7	1	45.5	2	26.29	124	0
2011	52.3	19	61.7	25	42.9	15	37.20	36	0
2010	51.8	28	61.1	37	42.5	19	51.77	3	0
2009	50.4	67	59.7	78	41.2	55	38.80	26	0
2008	48.6	123	58	126	39.2	119	49.42	4	0
2007	51.5	35	60.7	49	42.3	21	41.70	17	0
2006	53.4	8	63.1	12	43.7	9	33.37	64	0
2005	52.4	18	62.1	20	42.8	16	28.04	115	0
2004	50.8	51	60.1	69	41.5	39	33.79	60	0
2003	50.7	56	60.6	51	40.8	66	31.56	76	0
2002	51.4	38	61.4	33	41.4	46	29.24	97	0
2001	51.5	35	60.8	47	42.1	26	29.79	92	0
2000	51.1	43	60.9	43	41.3	47	28.12	114	0
1999	52	20	61.7	25	42.3	21	29.35	95	0
1998	52.5	16	61.1	37	43.8	8	39.48	24	0
1997	49.2	104	58.3	118	40.1	85	31.83	72	0
1996	47.2	141	56.4	145	38	139	38.81	25	1
1995	49.9	88	59.1	98	40.7	68	31.74	74	0
1994	50	86	60.2	68	39.9	95	28.20	113	0
1993	48.1	134	56.8	141	39.4	114	55.88	2	0
1992	50.6	58	60.1	69	41.1	58	33.51	63	0
1991	51.5	35	61.4	33	41.5	39	39.77	22	0
1990	51.7	30	61.7	25	41.7	35	43.93	10	0
1989	49.1	108	59.7	78	38.4	133	29.14	98	0
1988	51.4	38	63	13	39.9	95	22.11	137	0
1987	53.2	11	63.3	11	43.2	13	36.97	41	0
1986	50.9	48	60.3	64	41.5	39	42.58	12	0
1985	48.3	129	58.2	123	38.3	136	28.49	104	0
1984	50.2	75	60	73	40.4	78	41.78	16	0
1983	51	46	59.9	75	42.1	26	41.17	19	0
1982	49	114	58	126	40	91	44.80	8	0
1981	52	20	62.1	20	42	28	31.30	79	0
1980	50.6	58	60.6	51	40.7	68	25.09	128	0
1979	48.1	134	57.7	130	38.4	133	31.84	71	0
1978	48.3	129	57.7	130	39	122	31.36	78	0
1977	51.9	25	61.9	24	41.8	31	37.15	37	0
1976	50.3	70	61.1	37	39.5	109	30.01	89	0
1975	50.7	56	60.1	69	41.3	47	31.61	75	0
1974	50.6	58	60.3	64	40.9	62	35.67	51	0
1973	51.7	30	60.3	64	43.1	14	45.18	7	0
1972	47.2	141	56.6	143	37.8	141	36.02	48	0
1971	50.4	67	60	73	40.8	66	28.32	110	0
1970	50.2	75	59.9	75	40.5	73	33.63	61	0
1969	48.6	123	57.7	130	39.5	109	32.43	68	0
1968	49.2	104	59.1	98	39.3	115	28.31	111	0
1967	48.9	116	59.1	98	38.7	129	21.82	140	0
1966	48.6	123	59	103	38.2	137	21.85	139	0
1965	48.9	116	58.7	111	39.2	119	33.96	59	0
1964	49.5	99	59.6	80	39.3	115	28.42	106	0
1963	49.1	108	58.8	108	39.5	109	28.37	107	0
1962	49	114	58.3	118	39.8	100	27.04	119	0
1961	48.7	122	58.4	117	39.1	121	42.88	11	0
1960	48.4	128	58.1	125	38.8	126	35.20	52	0
1959	49.4	101	58.8	108	40	91	36.31	46	0
1958	49.2	104	59.2	95	39.3	115	28.84	101	0
1957	49.9	88	59.4	87	40.4	78	28.28	112	0
1956	50.8	51	61.5	32	40.1	85	17.07	147	0
1955	50.5	63	61	41	39.9	95	21.98	138	0
1954	51.7	30	62	22	41.5	39	36.21	47	0
1953	51.7	30	62.4	18	41	61	20.00	142	0
1952	50.1	81	60.1	69	40.1	85	31.82	73	0
1951	46.9	146	56.2	147	37.7	142	38.03	31	0
1950	47.4	140	57.8	129	37	146	24.79	131	0
1949	50.3	70	60.6	51	40	91	23.38	135	0
1948	50.3	70	60.6	51	40.1	85	29.87	91	0
1947	50.1	81	59.4	87	40.6	71	37.47	34	5
1946	52	20	62.2	19	41.8	31	30.93	82	13
1945	48.8	119	58	126	39.5	109	36.61	43	4
1944	50	86	59	103	41.1	58	34.54	55	0
1943	48.5	127	58.2	123	38.8	126	33.01	65	0
1942	49.7	93	58.9	106	40.5	73	37.08	40	0
1941	52	20	61.3	36	42.6	17	37.96	32	0
1940	48.8	119	58.6	113	39	122	30.47	86	0
1939	52.6	14	63.4	9	41.9	30	28.56	103	0
1938	53.4	8	63.4	9	43.3	11	27.61	117	0
1937	49.2	104	58.9	106	39.6	103	26.43	122	0
1936	50.4	67	60.6	51	40.2	83	25.64	126	0
1935	50.2	75	58.8	108	41.6	37	37.15	37	0
1934	53.2	11	63.9	5	42.5	19	24.32	133	0
1933	52.5	16	62.9	14	42	28	19.67	144	0
1932	49.7	93	59.4	87	39.9	95	29.30	96	0
1931	54.6	4	64.3	3	44.9	3	38.61	27	0
1930	51.9	25	62	22	41.8	31	19.57	145	0
1929	48.2	131	57.6	134	38.7	129	31.01	81	0
1928	51.1	43	60.6	51	41.5	39	40.15	21	0
1927	50.8	51	60.5	57	41.2	55	24.07	134	0
1926	50.3	70	59.6	80	40.9	62	32.85	66	0
1925	50.6	58	60.8	47	40.5	73	26.42	123	0
1924	48.2	131	57.6	134	38.8	126	28.96	99	0
1923	50.9	48	60.4	61	41.5	39	30.62	84	0
1922	51.9	25	61.6	31	42.3	21	38.04	30	0
1921	54	5	63.6	8	44.5	5	33.52	62	0
1920	50.2	75	59	103	41.3	47	30.69	83	0
1919	50.5	63	59.6	80	41.3	47	41.68	18	0
1918	51.6	34	61.7	25	41.5	39	27.72	116	0
1917	47.2	141	57	139	37.4	143	28.37	107	0
1916	49.5	99	59.5	85	39.5	109	22.48	136	0
1915	49.9	88	58.7	111	41.2	55	37.42	35	0
1914	51.4	38	61.1	37	41.7	35	36.51	44	0
1913	52	20	61.7	25	42.2	25	28.66	102	0
1912	48.2	131	57.7	130	38.7	129	32.18	69	0
1911	51.3	42	60.9	43	41.6	37	29.98	90	0
1910	50.5	63	60.9	43	40.1	85	18.24	146	0
1909	49.1	108	58.3	118	39.9	95	36.01	49	0
1908	51	46	60.7	49	41.3	47	35.89	50	0
1907	49.1	108	58.5	114	39.6	103	34.02	58	0
1906	49.9	88	59.3	90	40.5	73	29.44	94	0
1905	48.8	119	58.3	118	39.3	115	37.50	33	0
1904	47.8	137	57.4	138	38.2	137	28.43	105	0
1903	49.1	108	58.5	114	39.6	103	31.43	77	0
1902	49.4	101	58.5	114	40.3	81	42.01	14	0
1901	50.8	51	61	41	40.5	73	19.77	143	0
1900	50.9	48	60.5	57	41.3	47	38.46	28	0
1899	49.4	101	59.3	90	39.6	103	26.73	121	0
1898	49.6	97	59.3	90	40	91	28.33	109	0
1897	49.7	93	59.6	80	39.8	100	27.07	118	0
1896	50.2	75	59.5	85	40.9	62	37.09	39	0
1895	49.1	108	59.2	95	39	122	26.80	120	0
1894	51.4	38	61.7	25	41.1	58	20.06	141	0
1893	47.2	141	57.6	134	36.7	147	25.64	126	0
1892	47.7	138	56.6	143	38.9	125	38.42	29	0
1891	48.9	116	58.3	118	39.6	103	30.14	88	0
1890	49.6	97	59.6	80	39.6	103	24.74	132	0
1889	50.1	81	60.5	57	39.8	100	25.90	125	0
1888	47.1	145	56.8	141	37.4	143	31.15	80	0
1887	48.6	123	59.3	90	37.9	140	24.90	130	0
1886	50.3	70	60.3	64	40.4	78	29.53	93	0
1885	47.7	138	57	139	38.4	133	35.03	54	0
1884	48	136	57.5	137	38.6	132	41.14	20	0
1883	46.7	147	56.3	146	37.1	145	39.74	23	0
1882	50.2	75	59.1	98	41.3	47	47.60	6	0
1881	50.1	81	59.2	95	40.9	62	56.81	1	0
1880	50.6	58	60.5	57	40.7	68	36.66	42	0
1879	50.1	81	59.9	75	40.3	81	32.82	67	0
1878									212

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	56.1
2024	54.9
2016	54.8
1931	54.6
2017	54
1921	54
2023	53.8
2015	53.4
2006	53.4
1938	53.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1883	46.7
1951	46.9
1888	47.1
1996	47.2
1972	47.2
1917	47.2
1893	47.2
1950	47.4
1892	47.7
1885	47.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1881	56.81
1993	55.88
2010	51.77
2008	49.42
2019	49.35
1882	47.60
1973	45.18
1982	44.80
2015	44.63
1990	43.93

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1956	17.07
1910	18.24
1930	19.57
1933	19.67
1901	19.77
1953	20.00
1894	20.06
1967	21.82
1966	21.85
1955	21.98

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 97°F; 21 June 2025
Coldest night: -13°F; 21 January 2025
Wettest day: 3.84 in; 19 May 2025

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	21.7°F 70th warmest of 147	0.21 in 8th driest of 147
February	23.5°F 63rd coldest of 147	0.38 in 21st driest of 147
March	46°F 6th warmest of 147	2.67 in 40th wettest of 147
April	53.4°F 32nd warmest of 147	3.20 in 68th wettest of 147
May	61.5°F 74th warmest of 147	5.37 in 42nd wettest of 147
June	74.6°F 19th warmest of 147	4.41 in 67th wettest of 147
July	77.1°F 53rd warmest of 147	10.62 in Wettest of 147
August	73.7°F 73rd coldest of 148	1.96 in 40th driest of 148
September	69.8°F 16th warmest of 148	1.76 in 41st driest of 148
October	59°F 15th warmest of 148	2.27 in 74th wettest of 148
November	41.3°F 44th warmest of 148	1.50 in 70th wettest of 148
December	27.4°F 72nd warmest of 148	0.83 in 53rd driest of 148

Hot days and freezes

Des Moines, IA has had 23 days at 90°F or above in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2024, tied 72nd most of 147 (with 2010, 2006, 2001 and 4 other years).
Des Moines, IA has had 112 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2025 through 31 December, the most by that date since 2023, tied 138th most of 147 (with 2017).
The first freeze of fall 2025 in Des Moines, IA came on Sunday 2 November 2025, the earliest since 2024, 138th earliest of 148.
The last freeze of spring 2025 in Des Moines, IA came on Tuesday 8 April 2025, the latest since 2024, tied 124th latest of 147 (with 2006 and 1896).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
14 November	Warmest day	74°F	73°F 1990, 1964	Provisional
10 March	Warmest day	79°F	75°F 2021, 1917	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2025 brought 35.18 in of precipitation in Des Moines, IA, the wettest year since 2024, 53rd wettest of 147.
The hottest day of 2025 in Des Moines, IA: 97°F on Saturday 21 June 2025.
The coldest night of 2025 in Des Moines, IA: a low of -13°F on Tuesday 21 January 2025.
The wettest day of 2025 in Des Moines, IA: 3.84 in on Monday 19 May 2025.