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Alton city, Iowa

Official LSAD Designation: Alton city • Census GEOID: 1901585 • Sioux County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

30-year climate normals (1991–2020) and weather observations for Alton city.

Reference Weather Station: SIOUX CTR 2 SE, IA US (ID: USC00137700) • Located 8.6 miles from community center • Elevation: 414.5 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 27.4° 9.4° 18.4° 0.67"
February 32.9° 13.9° 23.4° 0.88"
March 46.3° 25.2° 35.7° 1.72"
April 61.2° 36.1° 48.7° 2.98"
May 73.2° 48.4° 60.8° 4.15"
June 82.4° 58.9° 70.7° 4.51"
July 84.8° 61.8° 73.3° 3.45"
August 82.3° 59.5° 70.9° 3.40"
September 77.1° 51.2° 64.2° 3.21"
October 63.6° 38.6° 51.1° 2.46"
November 45.8° 25.4° 35.6° 1.43"
December 31.5° 14.5° 23.0° 0.99"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station SIOUX CTR 2 SE, IA US (ID: USC00137700) • 8.6 miles from community center .

This is the same reference station used for monthly normals.

Annual mean Annual mean of daily highs Annual mean of daily lows
Annual temperature history at SIOUX CTR 2 SE, IA US Year is the horizontal axis. Annual mean temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is the vertical axis. Dots show recorded years; lines connect consecutive available years only. Missing years are gaps, with no interpolation. Optional dashed lines show annual mean of daily highs and lows. Exact values appear in the data table below. 32.0 41.3 50.5 59.8 69.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 47.8°F 2011: Annual mean 48.1°F 2012: Annual mean 52.8°F 2013: Annual mean 47.0°F 2015: Annual mean 50.1°F 2016: Annual mean 50.7°F 2017: Annual mean 49.9°F 2018: Annual mean 46.8°F 2020: Annual mean 48.8°F 2021: Annual mean 50.4°F 2022: Annual mean 48.4°F 2023: Annual mean 49.7°F 2024: Annual mean 51.5°F 2025: Annual mean 50.4°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 59.1°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 59.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 65.9°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 58.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 61.6°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 61.5°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 61.1°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 57.1°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 59.8°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 61.6°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 60.8°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 60.7°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 62.7°F 2025: Annual mean of daily highs 62.0°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 36.4°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 36.4°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 39.7°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 35.7°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 38.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 39.9°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 38.7°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 36.5°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 37.8°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 39.2°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 36.0°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 38.7°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 40.3°F 2025: Annual mean of daily lows 38.7°F

Source: NOAA NCEI Global Summary of the Year.

Annual temperature data table (°F)
Annual station temperatures, 2010–2025. Unavailable means no reported value.
Year Annual mean (°F) Annual mean of daily highs (°F) Annual mean of daily lows (°F)
2010 47.8 59.1 36.4
2011 48.1 59.8 36.4
2012 52.8 65.9 39.7
2013 47.0 58.2 35.7
2014 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2015 50.1 61.6 38.5
2016 50.7 61.5 39.9
2017 49.9 61.1 38.7
2018 46.8 57.1 36.5
2019 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
2020 48.8 59.8 37.8
2021 50.4 61.6 39.2
2022 48.4 60.8 36.0
2023 49.7 60.7 38.7
2024 51.5 62.7 40.3
2025 50.4 62.0 38.7
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.