Dubuque, IA: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 54.1°F in Dubuque, IA, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2024, 14th warmest of 152.

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 54.1°F; Warmest since 2024; 14th warmest of 152
Precipitation: 41.00 in; Wettest since 2019; 12th wettest of 153

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Dubuque, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.1°F, between 48.8°F and 53°F in eight years of ten and 32.38 in of precipitation, between 21.99 in and 41.33 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Dubuque, IA since 1875: 54.1°F in 2026; the highest is 56.5°F, in 1921.

Normal range, 48.8 to 53°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Dubuque, IA from 1874 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	54.1	14	63.9	11	44.3	17	41.00	12	0
2025	52.6	42	62.8	26	42.4	68	27.51	88	10
2024	54.7	7	64.7	7	44.8	12	32.07	58	0
2023	53.2	29	63.3	20	43.2	38	24.38	120	0
2022	50.7	99	60.3	95	41	102	24.55	118	0
2021	52.3	52	61.8	55	42.8	52	23.98	122	0
2020	51.9	70	61.3	70	42.4	68	31.29	62	0
2019	50.1	112	59	125	41.1	100	49.86	2	1
2018	51.4	83	60.8	83	41.9	82	47.14	4	0
2017	52.9	32	62.5	32	43.4	35	32.37	57	1
2016	53.4	25	62.4	35	44.1	20	34.73	34	5
2015	50.4	107	60.2	98	40.5	110	26.86	96	1
2014	47	150	56.8	150	37.1	151	32.76	51	0
2013	49.9	114	59.5	116	40.5	110	34.12	40	2
2012	54.4	12	65.3	3	43.7	28	18.01	149	2
2011	50.5	104	59.6	114	41.4	89	38.50	20	0
2010	52.3	52	61.7	59	42.9	49	40.83	13	0
2009	48.8	137	58.3	132	39.3	134	36.39	24	0
2008	48.8	137	58.3	132	39.3	134	40.42	14	0
2007	52	66	61.8	55	42.3	72	35.42	31	0
2006	52.9	32	62.3	39	43.5	32	31.94	59	0
2005	52.8	37	62.8	26	42.8	52	20.96	140	0
2004	50.5	104	60.4	94	40.6	108	24.76	115	0
2003	49.6	120	60.2	98	39.1	141	19.73	147	0
2002	52.5	47	62.3	39	42.7	60	39.58	17	0
2001	50.6	101	59.8	106	41.3	94	28.57	83	0
2000	52.3	52	61.7	59	42.9	49	29.53	74	0
1999	51.7	75	60.7	86	42.7	60	32.60	53	0
1998	53.8	17	61.9	52	45.7	5	39.28	18	0
1997	49.8	117	59	125	40.6	108	26.69	98	0
1996	48.4	142	57.8	141	39	142	25.38	111	0
1995	51.5	81	60.8	83	42.2	74	22.10	131	0
1994	49.4	126	59.1	122	39.7	126	32.38	56	0
1993	49.5	124	57.7	144	41.3	94	45.81	6	0
1992	50.7	99	59.8	106	41.5	88	24.51	119	0
1991	52.6	42	62.3	39	42.9	49	28.65	81	0
1990	52.6	42	61.8	55	43.4	35	33.65	44	0
1989	49.7	119	59.7	109	39.7	126	20.40	143	0
1988	51.7	75	63	25	40.3	115	16.72	151	0
1987	53.6	19	63.4	17	43.9	23	31.23	63	0
1986	50.8	96	59.8	106	41.7	86	40.41	15	0
1985	50.3	109	60.2	98	40.5	110	27.02	91	0
1984	50.4	107	60.3	95	40.5	110	24.92	114	0
1983	52.6	42	61.9	52	43.4	35	26.38	104	0
1982	49.5	124	59.7	109	39.3	134	29.50	75	0
1981	52.1	62	62.1	50	42	80	32.82	49	0
1980	51.1	88	60.9	80	41.3	94	33.27	46	0
1979	47	150	56.5	151	37.4	150	30.10	69	0
1978	48	148	57.7	144	38.3	147	25.61	107	0
1977	51	90	60.6	88	41.3	94	32.46	55	0
1976	51	90	61.9	52	40	120	21.56	134	0
1975	48.9	134	58	139	39.8	123	27.58	87	0
1974	48.9	134	58.1	137	39.8	123	33.73	43	0
1973	52.4	50	60.7	86	44.2	18	34.75	33	0
1972	48.9	134	58.3	132	39.5	130	32.67	52	0
1971	49	132	58.7	130	39.2	138	25.40	110	0
1970	49.6	120	59.4	118	39.9	121	32.80	50	0
1969	49.9	114	59.4	118	40.3	115	28.19	86	0
1968	50.6	101	60.6	88	40.5	110	35.69	29	0
1967	49.1	130	59	125	39.3	134	41.61	11	0
1966	49	132	59.7	109	38.3	147	33.26	47	0
1965	48.4	142	57.8	141	39	142	51.74	1	0
1964	51.3	84	61.2	71	41.4	89	32.99	48	0
1963	49.8	117	60.2	98	39.4	133	29.79	71	0
1962	48.8	137	57.9	140	39.7	126	40.29	16	0
1961	50.3	109	59.7	109	40.8	106	47.63	3	0
1960	48.8	137	58.1	137	39.6	129	34.64	37	0
1959	49.6	120	59.1	122	40.2	118	44.25	9	0
1958	49.3	127	59.1	122	39.5	130	22.31	129	0
1957	49.9	114	59.5	116	40.3	115	29.62	73	0
1956	50	113	60.6	88	39.5	130	19.94	145	0
1955	52.3	52	62.6	28	42	80	25.41	109	0
1954	51.8	74	61.7	59	41.9	82	35.50	30	0
1953	51.2	86	61.1	74	41.3	94	30.55	65	0
1952	50.9	94	60.9	80	40.9	104	21.17	137	0
1951	48.1	147	57.3	149	38.9	144	35.74	28	0
1950	50.3	109	59.7	109	40.9	104	29.42	76	0
1949	53.5	20	63.1	21	43.9	23	28.80	79	0
1948	52.6	42	62.4	35	42.8	52	28.76	80	0
1947	52.5	47	61.5	66	43.2	38	37.21	23	1
1946	54.4	12	64.4	10	44.4	16	26.90	95	0
1945	51.9	70	61.2	71	42.6	66	34.73	34	0
1944	53.5	20	62.4	35	44.7	13	39.11	19	1
1943	51.6	79	61	76	42.2	74	26.79	97	0
1942	53.5	20	62.2	44	44.9	11	28.46	84	0
1941	54.6	9	63.7	15	45.4	6	26.51	102	0
1940	51.1	88	60	103	42.2	74	28.20	85	0
1939	54.7	7	64.7	7	44.7	13	24.76	115	0
1938	54.9	5	63.8	14	46.1	4	42.16	10	0
1937	52.1	62	61.4	68	42.8	52	26.93	94	0
1936	51.7	75	61.7	59	41.8	84	21.28	136	0
1935	52.3	52	61	76	43.6	30	26.95	93	0
1934	54.8	6	64.7	7	45	9	23.68	124	0
1933	54.6	9	63.9	11	45.3	8	26.18	105	0
1932	53	31	62.3	39	43.8	26	22.38	128	0
1931	56.1	3	65.2	4	47.1	3	21.53	135	0
1930	53.4	25	63.1	21	43.7	28	25.19	112	0
1929	49.6	120	59	125	40.2	118	21.11	139	0
1928	52.2	60	61.4	68	43	47	26.00	106	0
1927	52.3	52	61.1	74	43.5	32	34.34	38	0
1926	51.6	79	60.3	95	43	47	26.64	99	0
1925	53.5	20	63.4	17	43.5	32	31.52	61	0
1924	49.2	129	57.7	144	40.7	107	26.64	99	0
1923	51.5	81	60.8	83	42.2	74	22.44	127	0
1922	53.4	25	62.6	28	44.1	20	24.60	117	1
1921	56.5	1	65.6	1	47.4	2	29.21	78	2
1920	50.6	101	59.9	104	41.3	94	22.16	130	0
1919	54	15	63.1	21	45	9	37.52	22	0
1918	51	90	60.5	92	41.4	89	34.02	42	0
1917	48.7	141	58.2	135	39.2	138	19.03	148	0
1916	52.1	62	61.5	66	42.7	60	25.55	108	0
1915	50.8	96	59.4	118	42.2	74	34.33	39	0
1914	53.3	28	62.5	32	44.1	20	26.51	102	0
1913	52.9	32	62.6	28	43.2	38	27.28	89	0
1912	48.3	144	57.4	148	39.2	138	32.55	54	0
1911	53.9	16	63.1	21	44.6	15	31.80	60	0
1910	53.1	30	63.4	17	42.7	60	20.09	144	0
1909	51.7	75	60.6	88	42.8	52	28.63	82	0
1908	52.7	39	62.2	44	43.2	38	21.14	138	0
1907	50.5	104	59.6	114	41.4	89	30.05	70	0
1906	52.4	50	61.8	55	43.1	45	21.93	133	0
1905	51.2	86	59.9	104	42.4	68	22.51	126	0
1904	49.1	130	58.4	131	39.8	123	19.83	146	0
1903	52.1	62	61	76	43.1	45	30.12	68	2
1902	51.3	84	60.2	98	42.4	68	33.33	45	0
1901	52.9	32	62.5	32	43.2	38	17.20	150	0
1900	52.9	32	62.1	50	43.6	30	29.40	77	0
1899	50.8	96	60.5	92	41.1	100	24.02	121	0
1898	53.5	20	62.6	28	44.2	18	30.90	64	2
1897	52.3	52	61.6	64	42.8	52	23.84	123	2
1896	53.7	18	63.6	16	43.8	26	37.70	21	0
1895	52.7	39	63.9	11	41.4	89	14.72	153	0
1894	54.5	11	65	5	43.9	23	16.46	152	0
1893	49.3	127	58.8	129	39.9	121	26.62	101	0
1892	50.9	94	59.2	121	42.6	66	44.42	7	0
1891	51.9	70	60.9	80	42.8	52	22.01	132	0
1890	52	66	61.2	71	42.7	60	36.37	25	0
1889	52	66	61.6	64	42.3	72	20.64	141	0
1888	47.8	149	57.5	147	38.2	149	26.98	92	0
1887	52	66	62.2	44	41.8	84	30.13	67	0
1886	51.9	70	62.2	44	41.6	87	20.51	142	0
1885	48.2	146	57.8	141	38.7	145	34.69	36	0
1884	51	90	61	76	41	102	36.35	26	0
1883	48.3	144	58.2	135	38.5	146	34.08	41	0
1882	52.2	60	62.3	39	42.1	79	27.25	90	0
1881	52.3	52	61.7	59	42.8	52	44.32	8	0
1880	55.4	4	65.4	2	45.4	6	36.33	27	0
1879	52.8	37	62.4	35	43.2	38	25.05	113	0
1878	56.2	2	65	5	47.5	1	34.94	32	0
1877	52.5	47	62.2	44	42.7	60	29.65	72	0
1876	52.7	39	62.2	44	43.2	38	46.32	5	0
1875	46.2	152	56.5	151	36	152	30.40	66	0
1874							23.44	125	129

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1921	56.5
1878	56.2
1931	56.1
1880	55.4
1938	54.9
1934	54.8
2024	54.7
1939	54.7
1941	54.6
1933	54.6

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	46.2
2014	47
1979	47
1888	47.8
1978	48
1951	48.1
1885	48.2
1912	48.3
1883	48.3
1996	48.4
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1965	51.74
2019	49.86
1961	47.63
2018	47.14
1876	46.32
1993	45.81
1892	44.42
1881	44.32
1959	44.25
1938	42.16

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1895	14.72
1894	16.46
1988	16.72
1901	17.20
2012	18.01
1917	19.03
2003	19.73
1904	19.83
1956	19.94
1910	20.09

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 93°F; 27 July 2026
Coldest night: -19°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 3.31 in; 19 September 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	17.3°F 62nd coldest of 151	1.04 in 63rd driest of 152
February	29.9°F 20th warmest of 152	0.31 in 9th driest of 153
March	41.6°F 10th warmest of 152	2.89 in 43rd wettest of 153
April	52.3°F 15th warmest of 152	8.73 in Wettest of 153
May	60°F 65th warmest of 152	1.34 in 9th driest of 153
June	69.3°F 65th warmest of 153	9.76 in 7th wettest of 153
July	75.3°F 41st warmest of 153	5.28 in 45th wettest of 154
August	70.7°F 66th coldest of 153	1.59 in 22nd driest of 154
September	66.8°F 19th warmest of 152	9.41 in 9th wettest of 152
October so far	59.4°F 40th warmest of 153	0.65 in 71st wettest of 154

Hot days and freezes

Dubuque, IA has had 13 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2012, tied 58th most of 152 (with 1952, 1942, 1922 and 4 other years).
Dubuque, IA has had 83 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 112th most of 152 (with 2025, 1949, 1948 and 4 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Dubuque, IA came on Thursday 7 May 2026, the latest since 2020, tied 22nd latest of 152 (with 1989, 1980, 1967 and 2 other years).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
30 March	Warmest day	82°F	81°F 1943	Provisional
21 March	Warmest day	82°F	81°F 1938	Provisional
9 March	Warmest day	69°F	65°F 1977, 1878	Provisional
16 February	Warmest day	65°F	60°F 1921, 1882	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 41.00 in of precipitation in Dubuque, IA, the wettest 1 January to 10 October since 2019, 12th wettest of 153.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Dubuque, IA: 93°F on Monday 27 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Dubuque, IA: a low of -19°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Dubuque, IA: 3.31 in on Saturday 19 September 2026.