Fort Dodge weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Fort Dodge is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with July and May close behind. Fort Dodge averages about 2,443 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 25°C / 77°F and roughly 80 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,443
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 815 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.5 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 25k
- Elevation
- 340 m
When is the best time to visit Fort Dodge?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fort Dodge is September, then July and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 20 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Fort Dodge?
Fort Dodge gets a moderate 2,443 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate September (79) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #228 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 815 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -12° / 10°F | 20 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -11° / 12°F | 27 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -4° / 25°F | 43 mm | 4 |
| April | 52 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 85 mm | 5 |
| May | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 111 mm | 6 |
| June | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 122 mm | 7 |
| July | 77 | 30° / 86°F | 19° / 66°F | 88 mm | 8 |
| August | 73 | 29° / 84°F | 17° / 63°F | 108 mm | 7 |
| September | 79 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 80 mm | 5 |
| October | 55 | 16° / 61°F | 4° / 39°F | 62 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -2° / 28°F | 36 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -8° / 18°F | 33 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Des Moines United States · 122 km · best in Sep · 2,394 h sun/yr
- Omaha United States · 198 km · best in Jul · 2,482 h sun/yr
- Rochester (Minnesota) United States · 204 km · best in Jul · 2,340 h sun/yr
- Cedar Rapids United States · 217 km · best in Sep · 2,315 h sun/yr
- Sioux Falls United States · 237 km · best in Jul · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 270 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Mason City United States · 97 km · 2,397 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Waterloo (Iowa) United States · 147 km · 2,391 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Sioux City United States · 181 km · 2,558 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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