Des Moines, IA: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 78.4°F in Des Moines, IA, the warmest July since 2020, tied 28th warmest of 148 (with 2020 and 1988).

July 2026

Mean temperature: 78.4°F; Warmest since 2020; 28th warmest of 148
Precipitation: 8.47 in; Wettest since 2025; 10th wettest of 148

A normal July in Des Moines, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 76.5°F, between 72.7°F and 79.7°F in eight years of ten and 3.43 in of precipitation, between 1.13 in and 7.23 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Des Moines, IA since 1879: 78.4°F in 2026; the highest is 85.8°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 72.7 to 79.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July in Des Moines, IA from 1879 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
2026	78.4	28	87.2	51	69.6	13	8.47	10
2025	77.1	54	85.9	81	68.4	28	10.62	1
2024	75.6	85	84.9	96	66.4	66	8.99	7
2023	75.6	85	85.5	87	65.7	79	2.32	99
2022	77.3	48	87.1	53	67.5	41	2.25	100
2021	76.4	67	86	80	66.8	54	5.86	27
2020	78.4	28	87.9	41	68.9	19	2.02	104
2019	77.6	42	86.8	64	68.5	26	5.60	32
2018	76.7	61	86.7	69	66.8	54	0.38	144
2017	79.7	16	89.7	21	69.6	13	1.43	123
2016	76.8	59	85.5	87	68.1	30	6.98	19
2015	76.1	74	84.9	96	67.4	46	7.17	14
2014	72.8	132	82.5	129	63.2	129	2.37	97
2013	76	78	86.3	77	65.7	79	1.02	134
2012	84.3	2	96.2	2	72.5	2	1.24	126
2011	81.6	5	90.2	19	73.1	1	1.47	122
2010	78.2	31	86.5	72	69.8	11	5.44	35
2009	72	138	81.7	137	62.4	136	2.36	98
2008	75.4	92	84.5	104	66.3	68	8.18	11
2007	76.8	59	86.9	62	66.7	58	2.56	88
2006	79.1	21	89.3	28	68.8	21	4.35	46
2005	77.6	42	87.5	48	67.7	33	3.28	68
2004	72.3	135	80.6	142	63.9	116	3.57	64
2003	76.6	62	86.4	74	66.8	54	2.54	89
2002	78.1	34	87.6	45	68.7	24	6.22	24
2001	77.9	36	87.1	53	68.8	21	1.04	133
2000	73.7	123	82.3	132	65.2	93	4.10	51
1999	79.7	16	89.5	25	69.8	11	2.78	80
1998	75.4	92	83.9	114	66.9	52	4.28	49
1997	75.5	89	85.1	93	66	73	2.89	78
1996	72.7	133	82.1	135	63.2	129	4.02	53
1995	76.4	67	86.8	64	65.9	76	4.36	45
1994	72.9	130	83.4	121	62.5	134	4.30	48
1993	73.8	118	81.5	139	66.1	70	9.75	4
1992	71.1	142	79.9	143	62.4	136	7.76	13
1991	76	78	86.4	74	65.7	79	1.14	130
1990	73.8	118	82.3	132	65.3	91	8.75	8
1989	77	56	87.2	51	66.9	52	3.65	61
1988	78.4	28	90.5	17	66.4	66	4.78	38
1987	78.5	25	88.5	35	68.5	26	5.08	37
1986	77.1	54	86.8	64	67.5	41	3.90	55
1985	76.5	65	87	59	65.9	76	2.04	103
1984	75.9	81	87	59	64.8	101	6.22	24
1983	80.9	9	91.8	10	69.9	9	2.44	94
1982	76.9	57	86.2	78	67.6	35	7.00	18
1981	76.1	74	84	109	68.2	29	5.76	29
1980	79.9	14	90.6	16	69.2	16	1.52	120
1979	74.5	103	83.2	123	65.7	79	2.96	74
1978	75.8	84	85	95	66.5	62	2.95	75
1977	81	7	92.6	8	69.4	15	2.63	86
1976	77.2	49	87.1	53	67.3	49	1.87	110
1975	77.9	36	88.3	37	67.4	46	0.04	148
1974	80.9	9	92.7	7	69	18	1.33	124
1973	76.4	67	85.1	93	67.6	35	9.17	6
1972	73.8	118	83.1	126	64.6	107	5.86	27
1971	72.1	136	82.3	132	61.9	142	2.16	102
1970	76.6	62	87.7	42	65.5	86	1.96	106
1969	76	78	84.6	102	67.4	46	4.34	47
1968	74.2	111	84	109	64.4	109	4.48	41
1967	72.1	136	83.2	123	61	144	0.81	138
1966	78.6	23	88.1	39	69.1	17	2.43	95
1965	74.8	101	84.6	102	64.9	100	1.93	108
1964	77.2	49	86.9	62	67.5	41	3.37	67
1963	75.9	81	85.7	84	66	73	4.01	54
1962	74.3	108	83.5	118	65.1	96	2.94	76
1961	74.1	114	84.3	106	63.8	117	7.05	17
1960	74.4	107	85.3	90	63.5	123	1.99	105
1959	74.1	114	85.2	92	63	132	1.63	117
1958	71.1	142	79.8	144	62.5	134	10.51	2
1957	79.6	18	90.4	18	68.9	19	2.47	93
1956	74.5	103	85.9	81	63.2	129	2.76	82
1955	81	7	91.8	10	70.2	6	3.69	59
1954	79.4	20	91	12	67.8	32	1.01	135
1953	76.3	71	87.6	45	65	97	1.71	114
1952	75.5	89	86.1	79	64.8	101	2.57	87
1951	73.5	125	83.5	118	63.6	120	4.46	42
1950	70.8	146	81.3	140	60.4	147	2.93	77
1949	77.2	49	87.3	49	67.1	51	3.13	70
1948	76.5	65	87.7	42	65.2	93	6.98	19
1947	74.5	103	85.7	84	63.4	127	0.42	142
1946	75.2	99	85.5	87	65	97	1.68	115
1945	73.1	128	84	109	62.3	139	1.75	112
1944	74	116	84.5	104	63.4	127	1.64	116
1943	76.1	74	86.5	72	65.6	84	5.58	33
1942	75.1	100	84.8	100	65.4	89	6.50	23
1941	75.9	81	87.1	53	64.7	103	1.33	124
1940	77.9	36	89.6	23	66.1	70	3.90	55
1939	78.5	25	89.5	25	67.5	41	4.11	50
1938	78.9	22	89.8	20	68	31	2.49	91
1937	77.7	40	88.8	32	66.5	62	0.58	140
1936	85.8	1	99.1	1	72.5	2	0.41	143
1935	80.9	9	90.8	13	71	5	3.06	73
1934	82.6	4	95	4	70.1	7	2.52	90
1933	78	35	88.8	32	67.2	50	4.06	52
1932	77.5	46	88.3	37	66.6	60	2.76	82
1931	78.5	25	89.5	25	67.6	35	3.60	63
1930	80.4	12	92.2	9	68.6	25	0.56	141
1929	75.3	95	84.9	96	65.7	79	3.72	58
1928	75.3	95	85.3	90	65.4	89	5.68	30
1927	75.3	95	86.8	64	63.8	117	1.93	108
1926	76.1	74	85.8	83	66.5	62	3.69	59
1925	76.3	71	87.6	45	65	97	2.21	101
1924	71.9	139	82.4	130	61.5	143	0.98	136
1923	78.2	31	88.8	32	67.6	35	0.78	139
1922	73	129	82.4	130	63.6	120	7.13	16
1921	79.6	18	89.3	28	69.9	9	2.49	91
1920	73.8	118	83.9	114	63.6	120	5.66	31
1919	79.8	15	90.8	13	68.8	21	2.68	84
1918	75.6	85	86.6	70	64.7	103	1.18	128
1917	76.6	62	87.1	53	66.1	70	1.58	118
1916	81.5	6	92.8	6	70.1	7	1.50	121
1915	71.1	142	79.5	146	62.6	133	9.39	5
1914	78.6	23	89.7	21	67.6	35	1.22	127
1913	78.2	31	89	30	67.5	41	1.05	132
1912	76.2	73	86.4	74	66	73	3.07	72
1911	77.2	49	88.9	31	65.5	86	1.16	129
1910	75.6	85	87	59	64.2	111	0.86	137
1909	72.9	130	81.6	138	64.2	111	4.41	43
1908	74.3	108	84	109	64.7	103	1.56	119
1907	75.3	95	84.7	101	65.8	78	10.20	3
1906	71.4	141	82.1	135	60.7	145	2.67	85
1905	71	145	79.6	145	62.3	139	4.53	40
1904	71.6	140	80.9	141	62.4	136	6.94	21
1903	74.3	108	84.1	108	64.5	108	3.62	62
1902	74.5	103	83.4	121	65.6	84	5.95	26
1901	83.9	3	96.2	2	71.7	4	1.72	113
1900	74.2	111	84.2	107	64.2	111	5.15	36
1899	73.5	125	83.5	118	63.5	123	3.20	69
1898	74.2	111	84.9	96	63.5	123	1.86	111
1897	76.4	67	86.6	70	66.3	68	2.88	79
1896	73.2	127	82.6	128	63.7	119	8.15	12
1895	72.6	134	83	127	62.2	141	3.10	71
1894	77.7	40	90.7	15	64.7	103	0.29	145
1893	75.5	89	86.8	64	64.2	111	3.55	65
1892	73.8	118	83.2	123	64.4	109	8.64	9
1891	68.7	148	78.6	148	58.7	148	2.78	80
1890	76.9	57	87.3	49	66.5	62	1.10	131
1889	73.9	117	83.7	117	64	115	4.37	44
1888	77.2	49	87.7	42	66.7	58	3.42	66
1887	77.6	42	89.6	23	65.5	86	1.94	107
1886	80.3	13	93.8	5	66.8	54	0.27	147
1885	77.6	42	88.5	35	66.6	60	6.55	22
1884	73.6	124	83.8	116	63.5	123	7.16	15
1883	75.4	92	85.6	86	65.2	93	2.42	96
1882	69.7	147	78.8	147	60.6	146	4.78	38
1881	77.9	36	88.1	39	67.6	35	5.57	34
1880	74.6	102	84	109	65.3	91	3.82	57
1879	77.4	47	87.1	53	67.7	33	0.29	145

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	85.8
2012	84.3
1901	83.9
1934	82.6
2011	81.6
1916	81.5
1977	81
1955	81
1983	80.9
1974	80.9
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1891	68.7
1882	69.7
1950	70.8
1905	71
1992	71.1
1958	71.1
1915	71.1
1906	71.4
1904	71.6
1924	71.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2025	10.62
1958	10.51
1907	10.20
1993	9.75
1915	9.39
1973	9.17
2024	8.99
1990	8.75
1892	8.64
2026	8.47

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1975	0.04
1886	0.27
1894	0.29
1879	0.29
2018	0.38
1936	0.41
1947	0.42
1930	0.56
1937	0.58
1923	0.78

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 98°F; 20 July 2026
Coldest night: 61°F; 22 July 2026
Wettest day: 3.26 in; 3 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 8.47 in of precipitation in Des Moines, IA, the wettest July since 2025, 10th wettest of 148.
The hottest day of July 2026 in Des Moines, IA: 98°F on Monday 20 July 2026.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Des Moines, IA: a low of 61°F on Wednesday 22 July 2026.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Des Moines, IA: 3.26 in on Friday 3 July 2026.