Dubuque, IA: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 22.9°F in Dubuque, IA, the warmest winter since 2024, 62nd warmest of 152.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 22.9°F; Warmest since 2024; 62nd warmest of 152
Precipitation: 2.31 in; Driest since 2025; 18th driest of 153

A normal winter in Dubuque, IA (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 22°F, between 17.4°F and 27.2°F in eight years of ten and 4.73 in of precipitation, between 3.18 in and 6.40 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Dubuque, IA since 1875: 22.9°F in 2026; the highest is 34.6°F, in 1878.

Normal range, 17.4 to 27.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter 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	22.9	62	31.8	48	14	80	2.31	136	0
2025	22.5	69	31.2	55	13.8	84	2.06	145	0
2024	30.5	4	38	4	23	4	5.79	26	0
2023	24.9	36	32.3	41	17.5	34	7.75	6	0
2022	21.6	88	30.6	68	12.6	94	2.57	128	0
2021	20	105	27.7	107	12.4	98	4.93	55	0
2020	25.8	25	33.3	29	18.2	25	4.32	76	0
2019	21	92	28.5	99	13.4	90	8.19	3	1
2018	21	92	29.3	91	12.6	94	4.76	64	0
2017	26	23	33	34	18.9	21	5.35	36	0
2016	27.2	15	33.7	22	20.5	11	5.27	38	4
2015	19.6	111	27.4	112	11.8	107	3.22	116	0
2014	11.7	151	21	149	2.3	152	3.72	95	0
2013	23.6	55	31.8	48	15.5	54	5.79	26	0
2012	27.5	14	35.4	12	19.5	16	5.25	39	0
2011	17.5	125	24.7	133	10.2	120	6.36	18	0
2010	18.9	116	25.9	126	11.8	107	6.37	17	0
2009	16.9	130	26.1	120	7.6	136	5.47	32	0
2008	17.5	125	25.2	129	9.9	122	9.63	2	0
2007	22.4	71	30.1	75	14.6	72	4.71	65	0
2006	24	46	31.5	50	16.5	44	3.32	111	0
2005	24.6	38	31.4	53	17.8	31	4.45	71	0
2004	22.5	69	30.1	75	14.9	63	3.49	104	0
2003	21.5	90	30.3	73	12.6	94	1.54	149	0
2002	29.2	7	37.5	6	20.9	10	2.76	126	0
2001	16.1	136	23.9	140	8.3	132	6.62	13	0
2000	25.3	32	33.4	28	17.2	37	3.68	98	0
1999	25.7	27	33.1	31	18.2	25	3.31	112	0
1998	28.5	9	33.7	22	23.3	3	5.05	47	0
1997	19.9	106	26.9	113	13	93	4.80	62	0
1996	19.9	106	27.5	110	12.3	100	3.24	114	0
1995	23.6	55	30.5	71	16.7	42	2.80	125	0
1994	17.5	125	24.9	132	10.1	121	4.77	63	0
1993	21.6	88	28.2	103	14.9	63	4.48	69	0
1992	27.1	17	33.8	21	20.3	13	4.95	52	0
1991	20.2	103	28.5	99	12	105	4.47	70	0
1990	22.8	63	31.2	55	14.4	75	2.72	127	0
1989	22.6	67	31	60	14.2	76	2.83	123	0
1988	19.9	106	27.6	108	12.2	101	5.22	40	0
1987	26.7	18	34	17	19.5	16	2.27	141	0
1986	15.3	142	23.4	144	7.1	139	5.28	37	0
1985	19.5	112	28.2	103	10.9	116	6.45	16	0
1984	18.4	118	26.1	120	10.7	117	4.30	77	0
1983	27.2	15	34	17	20.4	12	7.01	10	0
1982	17.6	123	26.6	117	8.7	130	2.29	137	0
1981	23.7	53	32.5	38	14.8	69	4.33	75	0
1980	22.7	65	30.8	64	14.6	72	4.37	73	0
1979	11.5	152	19.5	152	3.5	150	6.09	23	0
1978	12.2	150	20.2	151	4.3	148	3.96	87	0
1977	13.6	147	22.8	146	4.3	148	2.33	135	0
1976	24	46	32.7	36	15.3	57	3.45	108	0
1975	21.9	79	28.7	95	15.1	59	4.89	58	0
1974	19.5	112	26.5	118	12.4	98	6.19	22	0
1973	21.7	83	28.4	101	14.9	63	4.59	68	0
1972	19.5	112	27.5	110	11.5	113	5.50	31	0
1971	18.3	120	26.1	120	10.4	118	6.50	15	0
1970	15.8	138	23.8	141	7.7	134	2.96	120	0
1969	19.4	115	26.2	119	12.6	94	5.66	29	0
1968	21.9	79	30	77	13.8	84	3.71	97	0
1967	20.4	102	28.7	95	12.2	101	5.74	28	0
1966	21	92	29.8	81	12.1	104	7.37	9	0
1965	18.4	118	26.8	114	9.9	122	4.92	56	0
1964	20.6	99	29.4	89	11.8	107	1.32	153	0
1963	14.7	145	23.5	143	5.9	144	2.34	134	0
1962	16.7	132	24.4	137	8.9	129	5.88	25	0
1961	22.3	74	30.8	64	13.7	86	3.04	118	0
1960	23.8	50	30.4	72	17.2	37	11.07	1	0
1959	15.3	142	24.1	139	6.5	142	3.90	89	0
1958	21.8	82	29.6	84	14.1	79	3.80	91	0
1957	21.9	79	30	77	13.9	81	2.54	131	0
1956	20.1	104	28.7	95	11.5	113	2.25	142	0
1955	21.7	83	29.2	92	14.2	76	3.46	107	0
1954	25.7	27	34.5	15	17	40	4.10	85	0
1953	24.8	37	31.9	45	17.7	33	6.64	12	0
1952	22.3	74	30.6	68	13.9	81	4.42	72	0
1951	18.6	117	26.7	115	10.4	118	5.18	42	0
1950	24.3	44	33.1	31	15.5	54	4.68	67	0
1949	23.8	50	32.5	38	15.1	59	6.29	20	0
1948	22.4	71	30.8	64	13.9	81	5.16	43	0
1947	25.3	32	33.5	26	16.8	41	3.77	93	1
1946	23	61	30.9	62	15	62	3.44	109	0
1945	20.8	95	28.1	105	13.5	89	3.49	104	0
1944	27.9	13	36.7	8	19	19	4.35	74	0
1943	20.6	99	29	94	12.2	101	4.07	86	0
1942	26.2	21	32.8	35	19.7	15	3.61	100	0
1941	25.6	30	32.1	43	19	19	4.19	82	0
1940	23.4	59	30.6	68	16.2	49	2.91	122	0
1939	25.7	27	33.5	26	17.8	31	3.90	89	0
1938	24.6	38	31.2	55	18	29	4.89	58	0
1937	22.3	74	31	60	13.6	87	7.76	5	0
1936	13.9	146	21.6	148	6.3	143	4.14	83	0
1935	22.7	65	29.9	79	15.3	57	4.12	84	1
1934	25.5	31	33.1	31	17.9	30	3.38	110	0
1933	26.1	22	34.9	14	17.4	35	2.82	124	0
1932	30.8	3	37.8	5	23.8	2	3.28	113	0
1931	29.3	6	36.2	10	22.4	5	2.28	139	0
1930	23.4	59	31.4	53	15.4	56	3.78	92	0
1929	17.7	122	26.1	120	9.4	125	5.22	40	0
1928	24	46	31.9	45	16.1	50	3.47	106	0
1927	24.1	45	31.5	50	16.7	42	2.24	143	0
1926	23.6	55	30.9	62	16.3	48	4.20	81	0
1925	21.7	83	29.8	81	13.6	87	2.50	132	0
1924	24.5	42	31.9	45	17.2	37	2.29	137	0
1923	22.8	63	30.7	67	14.9	63	1.44	151	0
1922	23.7	53	32.2	42	15.1	59	5.03	48	1
1921	28.5	9	35.5	11	21.5	8	1.43	152	0
1920	16.2	135	23.3	145	9.1	127	1.73	148	0
1919	28.3	11	35.4	12	21.2	9	4.94	53	0
1918	15.4	140	23.6	142	7.2	138	3.72	95	0
1917	16.8	131	26.1	120	7.6	136	1.97	146	0
1916	22.4	71	29.9	79	14.9	63	3.58	103	0
1915	21.7	83	28.6	98	14.7	71	6.32	19	0
1914	26.4	20	34	17	18.8	23	2.28	139	0
1913	24.6	38	33.6	25	15.7	53	2.93	121	1
1912	17.3	128	24.7	133	9.8	124	4.27	79	0
1911	24	46	32	44	16.1	50	5.38	35	0
1910	17.6	123	26	125	9.3	126	5.03	48	0
1909	24.6	38	32.7	36	16.5	44	3.93	88	0
1908	26	23	33.7	22	18.3	24	3.24	114	0
1907	23.5	58	31.2	55	15.8	52	4.28	78	0
1906	25.2	35	34	17	16.4	47	4.82	61	0
1905	16.4	134	24.7	133	8.1	133	4.90	57	0
1904	15.4	140	24.2	138	6.7	141	2.09	144	0
1903	22	78	29.4	89	14.8	69	3.60	102	2
1902	20.8	95	28.4	101	13.3	91	3.61	100	0
1901	22.1	77	29.6	84	14.6	72	2.56	129	0
1900	21.7	83	29.2	92	14.2	76	5.13	44	0
1899	17.9	121	26.7	115	9	128	1.51	150	0
1898	22.6	67	30.2	74	14.9	63	6.28	21	2
1897	24.4	43	31.5	50	17.3	36	4.69	66	2
1896	26.5	19	34.1	16	18.9	21	5.43	34	0
1895	20.5	101	29.6	84	11.3	115	2.45	133	0
1894	21.4	91	29.5	88	13.3	91	3.66	99	0
1893	13.1	148	20.7	150	5.5	147	4.98	51	0
1892	25.3	32	32.5	38	18.1	28	5.44	33	0
1891	25.8	25	33.3	29	18.2	25	3.07	117	0
1890	29.5	5	37	7	22	7	4.94	53	0
1889	23.8	50	31.2	55	16.5	44	4.85	60	0
1888	16	137	25.1	130	7	140	5.58	30	0
1887	15.5	139	25.1	130	5.9	144	7.92	4	0
1886	19.7	109	27.6	108	11.7	110	7.67	7	0
1885	15.2	144	24.6	136	5.9	144	6.60	14	0
1884	20.8	95	29.8	81	11.7	110	5.06	46	0
1883	16.5	133	25.4	128	7.7	134	5.98	24	0
1882	30.9	2	39.5	2	22.2	6	2.98	119	0
1881	17	129	25.6	127	8.5	131	6.87	11	0
1880	28	12	36.7	8	19.2	18	4.24	80	0
1879	19.7	109	27.8	106	11.6	112	2.56	129	0
1878	34.6	1	40.7	1	28.5	1	5.12	45	0
1877	20.8	95	29.6	84	11.9	106	1.74	147	0
1876	29.1	8	38.4	3	19.9	14	7.44	8	0
1875	12.7	149	22.1	147	3.4	151	3.77	93	0
1874							5.01	50	90

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1878	34.6
1882	30.9
1932	30.8
2024	30.5
1890	29.5
1931	29.3
2002	29.2
1876	29.1
1998	28.5
1921	28.5

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1979	11.5
2014	11.7
1978	12.2
1875	12.7
1893	13.1
1977	13.6
1936	13.9
1963	14.7
1885	15.2
1986	15.3
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1960	11.07
2008	9.63
2019	8.19
1887	7.92
1937	7.76
2023	7.75
1886	7.67
1876	7.44
1966	7.37
1983	7.01

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1964	1.32
1921	1.43
1923	1.44
1899	1.51
2003	1.54
1920	1.73
1877	1.74
1917	1.97
2025	2.06
1904	2.09

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 65°F; 16 February 2026
Coldest night: -19°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.58 in; 8 January 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 2.31 in of precipitation in Dubuque, IA, the driest winter since 2025, 18th driest of 153.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Dubuque, IA: 65°F on Monday 16 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Dubuque, IA: a low of -19°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Dubuque, IA: 0.58 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.