Des Moines, IA · the CityFunIndex

Climate in Des Moines

Des Moines ranks T#95 of 134 US cities for climate, with a Climate score of 29Quiet. That puts it in the 30th percentile nationally and #1 of 1 in Iowa.

Climate score
29
Quiet
National rank
T#95 of 134
In Iowa
#1 of 1
Percentile
30th

The typical city scores 50 for climate; Des Moines sits 21 points below the median.

How climate is measured

How often the weather is good enough to get outside.

Data source: NOAA climate normals — counts of comfortable days.

Ranked around Des Moines

  1. #93 Henderson, NV 31
  2. #94 North Las Vegas, NV 30
  3. T#95 Des Moines, IA — this page 29
  4. #97 Portland, ME 28
  5. #98 Wichita, KS 27

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Top US cities for climate

  1. #1 Miami, FL 93
  2. T#2 Hialeah, FL 92
  3. T#2 Long Beach, CA 92
  4. T#2 San Francisco, CA 92
  5. T#5 Irvine, CA 91

More about Des Moines

Des Moines scores 74 overall (Very Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: