Annual mean 11°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
27.7 °C
Coldest
-5.0 °C
Wettest
44%
Windiest
6.6 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Ankeny over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -8°C. Ankeny has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 38% in February, the driest month, to 45% in May, the wettest. Winds in Ankeny are highest in April, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Ankeny come in July, when the sky is typically 32% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 58%.
Month by month Ankeny climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-4°C
-8°C
-10°C
39%
58%
4.4 m/s
0
0
1
February
-0°C
-6°C
-7°C
38%
48%
4.4 m/s
1
0
9
March
7°C
1°C
1°C
42%
53%
4.8 m/s
4
0
24
April
14°C
5°C
7°C
43%
50%
5.1 m/s
22
0
48
May
20°C
13°C
17°C
45%
48%
3.9 m/s
57
12
65
June
27°C
19°C
26°C
43%
33%
3.6 m/s
55
53
27
July
28°C
20°C
28°C
42%
32%
2.8 m/s
42
63
13
August
27°C
18°C
27°C
42%
34%
2.8 m/s
54
53
25
September
24°C
15°C
23°C
43%
35%
3.1 m/s
65
38
45
October
16°C
8°C
11°C
42%
42%
3.8 m/s
34
3
59
November
8°C
1°C
2°C
40%
44%
4.2 m/s
7
0
26
December
1°C
-4°C
-5°C
40%
51%
4.3 m/s
0
0
7
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Ankeny weather by season
Year round, Ankeny has days of about -4°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 28°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -8°C to 20°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around May and least likely around February. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Ankeny weather in winterDecember to February
High -1°CLow -6°CRain 39%
Winter in Ankeny has typical daily highs of about -1°C and lows of about -6°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Ankeny weather in springMarch to May
High 14°CLow 6°CRain 43%
Spring in Ankeny has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Ankeny weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 19°CRain 42%
Summer in Ankeny has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 42% chance of rain on a given day.
Ankeny weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 8°CRain 42%
Autumn in Ankeny has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 8°C, with a 42% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Ankeny?
Ankeny has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 38% in February, the driest month, to 45% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Ankeny windiest?
Winds in Ankeny are highest in April, averaging 5.1 m/s (18 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.8 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Ankeny year round?
The average temperature in Ankeny over the whole year is 11°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -8°C.