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- Humidity: 93%
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: W at 8 MPH
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Cloud Cover: 0%
- UV Index: 0 - Low
- Air Quality: Good
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- Darkness: their favorite
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Silence is golden
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🌡 The weather here, in general
Des Moines gets a real winter. January nights average 15°F, and July highs reach about 85°F — a 70-degree swing across the year. Cold that deep is its own hazard: exposed skin, car batteries and water pipes all have opinions about it.
The thermometer rarely spikes — only about 17 days a year top 90°F — but it hardly needs to. Summer sits in the mid-eighties for months at a stretch, and with humidity on top of it the heat index runs well above what the air temperature suggests.
Snow shows up most years — about 23 inches — but rarely in quantity. 118 freezing nights a year matter more, because the risk here is ice rather than depth.
Rainfall averages about 38 inches a year, wettest in May and driest in February.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° | 15° | 1.6" | 7.3" |
| Feb | 36° | 17° | 1.3" | 5.3" |
| Mar | 50° | 31° | 2.8" | 3.3" |
| Apr | 60° | 41° | 3.5" | 1" |
| May | 72° | 53° | 5.3" | — |
| Jun | 83° | 65° | 4.6" | — |
| Jul | 85° | 68° | 4" | — |
| Aug | 83° | 66° | 3.5" | — |
| Sep | 78° | 61° | 3.4" | — |
| Oct | 63° | 47° | 3.6" | 0.4" |
| Nov | 49° | 33° | 2.1" | 1.4" |
| Dec | 39° | 24° | 1.9" | 3.8" |
Averages from ten years of observed daily records (2015–2024) for this location. They describe what is typical, not what will happen — for that, see the forecast above.
📷 Golden Hour
- Golden hour: 4:20pm - 5:00pm (dawn: 6:55am - 7:35am)
- Blue hour: 5:00pm - 5:30pm (dawn: 6:25am - 6:55am)
- Sun sets: 248° WSW (rises 112° ESE)
- Dark sky: 6:35pm – 5:20am · next new moon Nov 9 (1d)
Clear Sunset odds 40/100 Clean gradient, no drama. Good night for silhouettes.
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Wed
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Sun Nov 8 6am 44° F
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- Cloud Cover: 40%
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Humidity: 92%
- Precipitation: None
- UV Index: 0 - Unknown
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: 7 MPH / NW
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Sun Nov 8 9am 45° F
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- Cloud Cover: 28%
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Humidity: 88%
- Precipitation: None
- UV Index: 0 - Unknown
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: 5 MPH / WNW
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Sun Nov 8 12pm 51° F
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- Cloud Cover: 13%
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Humidity: 65%
- Precipitation: None
- UV Index: 0 - Unknown
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: 7 MPH / NW
Weather Details
Sun Nov 8 3pm 60° F
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- Cloud Cover: 0%
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Humidity: 42%
- Precipitation: None
- UV Index: 0 - Unknown
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: 7 MPH / WNW
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Sun Nov 8 6pm 47° F
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- Cloud Cover: 6%
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Humidity: 62%
- Precipitation: None
- UV Index: 0 - Unknown
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: 5 MPH / WNW
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Sun Nov 8 9pm 42° F
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- Cloud Cover: 0%
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Humidity: 74%
- Precipitation: None
- UV Index: 0 - Unknown
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: 4 MPH / WNW
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Mon Nov 9 12am 39° F
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- Cloud Cover: 0%
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Humidity: 83%
- Precipitation: None
- UV Index: 0 - Unknown
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: 3 MPH / WSW
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Mon Nov 9 3am 37° F
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- Cloud Cover: 0%
- Dew Point: 0° F
- Humidity: 86%
- Precipitation: None
- UV Index: 0 - Unknown
- Visibility: 6.2 Mi
- Wind: 3 MPH / SW
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