Annual mean 9°C · wettest around May · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
27.2 °C
Coldest
-6.1 °C
Wettest
66%
Windiest
7.4 m/s
Prevailing
SW
5.5 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 Fort Dodge over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -9°C. Fort Dodge has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 60% in February, the driest month, to 68% in May, the wettest. Winds in Fort Dodge are highest in April, averaging 5.7 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Fort Dodge come in July, when the sky is typically 25% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 53%.
Month by month Fort Dodge 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
-5°C
-9°C
-11°C
62%
53%
4.8 m/s
0
0
0
February
-3°C
-8°C
-9°C
60%
43%
4.9 m/s
0
0
5
March
6°C
-1°C
-1°C
65%
49%
5.2 m/s
2
0
17
April
12°C
4°C
6°C
66%
45%
5.7 m/s
16
0
41
May
20°C
12°C
16°C
68%
43%
4.6 m/s
51
10
62
June
27°C
19°C
25°C
66%
28%
4.1 m/s
56
48
29
July
27°C
19°C
28°C
65%
25%
2.9 m/s
46
61
15
August
26°C
17°C
26°C
66%
29%
2.9 m/s
58
50
28
September
24°C
14°C
22°C
65%
30%
3.4 m/s
64
32
48
October
15°C
6°C
10°C
65%
38%
4.1 m/s
30
2
55
November
6°C
-0°C
0°C
63%
40%
4.8 m/s
5
0
20
December
-1°C
-5°C
-7°C
63%
47%
4.7 m/s
0
0
4
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 Fort Dodge weather by season
Year round, Fort Dodge has days of about -5°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -9°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 9°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.
Fort Dodge weather in winterDecember to February
High -3°CLow -7°CRain 62%
Winter in Fort Dodge has typical daily highs of about -3°C and lows of about -7°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort Dodge weather in springMarch to May
High 13°CLow 5°CRain 66%
Spring in Fort Dodge has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 66% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort Dodge weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 18°CRain 66%
Summer in Fort Dodge has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 66% chance of rain on a given day.
Fort Dodge weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 15°CLow 7°CRain 65%
Autumn in Fort Dodge has typical daily highs of about 15°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 65% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Fort Dodge?
Fort Dodge has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 60% in February, the driest month, to 68% in May, the wettest.
What time of year is Fort Dodge windiest?
Winds in Fort Dodge are highest in April, averaging 5.7 m/s (21 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Fort Dodge year round?
The average temperature in Fort Dodge over the whole year is 9°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -9°C.