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Fairfax city, Iowa

Official LSAD Designation: Fairfax city • Census GEOID: 1926400 • Linn County

Climate Normals & Weather Observations

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

Reference Weather Station: CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI AP, IA US (ID: USW00014990) • Located 4.3 miles from community center • Elevation: 264.6 m
Month Average High (°F) Average Low (°F) Mean Temp (°F) Precipitation (in)
January 27.9° 11.3° 19.6° 0.95"
February 32.6° 15.5° 24.1° 1.22"
March 46.3° 26.8° 36.5° 1.99"
April 60.1° 37.6° 48.9° 3.56"
May 71.1° 49.5° 60.3° 4.25"
June 80.1° 59.7° 69.9° 5.56"
July 82.8° 62.7° 72.8° 4.41"
August 81.2° 60.4° 70.8° 4.07"
September 74.7° 51.9° 63.3° 3.40"
October 61.5° 39.9° 50.7° 2.91"
November 46.2° 27.7° 37.0° 2.00"
December 33.3° 17.1° 25.2° 1.59"

Annual Temperature History

2010–2025, completed calendar years only.

NOAA station CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI AP, IA US (ID: USW00014990) • 4.3 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 CEDAR RAPIDS MUNI AP, 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 40.5 49.0 57.5 66.0 2010 2014 2018 2021 2025 Year Annual mean temperature (°F) 2010: Annual mean 48.3°F 2011: Annual mean 48.5°F 2012: Annual mean 51.4°F 2013: Annual mean 47.3°F 2014: Annual mean 45.4°F 2015: Annual mean 49.4°F 2016: Annual mean 51.2°F 2017: Annual mean 50.1°F 2018: Annual mean 48.6°F 2019: Annual mean 46.9°F 2020: Annual mean 48.8°F 2021: Annual mean 49.3°F 2022: Annual mean 47.3°F 2023: Annual mean 51.4°F 2024: Annual mean 52.3°F 2010: Annual mean of daily highs 58.0°F 2011: Annual mean of daily highs 58.2°F 2012: Annual mean of daily highs 62.6°F 2013: Annual mean of daily highs 57.3°F 2014: Annual mean of daily highs 55.2°F 2015: Annual mean of daily highs 59.3°F 2016: Annual mean of daily highs 60.7°F 2017: Annual mean of daily highs 60.7°F 2018: Annual mean of daily highs 58.5°F 2019: Annual mean of daily highs 56.6°F 2020: Annual mean of daily highs 58.8°F 2021: Annual mean of daily highs 59.5°F 2022: Annual mean of daily highs 58.2°F 2023: Annual mean of daily highs 62.3°F 2024: Annual mean of daily highs 62.9°F 2010: Annual mean of daily lows 38.6°F 2011: Annual mean of daily lows 38.8°F 2012: Annual mean of daily lows 40.3°F 2013: Annual mean of daily lows 37.3°F 2014: Annual mean of daily lows 35.6°F 2015: Annual mean of daily lows 39.5°F 2016: Annual mean of daily lows 41.6°F 2017: Annual mean of daily lows 39.6°F 2018: Annual mean of daily lows 38.7°F 2019: Annual mean of daily lows 37.3°F 2020: Annual mean of daily lows 38.8°F 2021: Annual mean of daily lows 39.1°F 2022: Annual mean of daily lows 36.5°F 2023: Annual mean of daily lows 40.6°F 2024: Annual mean of daily lows 41.6°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 48.3 58.0 38.6
2011 48.5 58.2 38.8
2012 51.4 62.6 40.3
2013 47.3 57.3 37.3
2014 45.4 55.2 35.6
2015 49.4 59.3 39.5
2016 51.2 60.7 41.6
2017 50.1 60.7 39.6
2018 48.6 58.5 38.7
2019 46.9 56.6 37.3
2020 48.8 58.8 38.8
2021 49.3 59.5 39.1
2022 47.3 58.2 36.5
2023 51.4 62.3 40.6
2024 52.3 62.9 41.6
2025 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, National Weather Service.