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Holiday weather history: Iowa City, IA

What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Iowa City weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.

Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 56°F, low 35°F; rain or snow in 20% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 60%.

🎃 Halloween weather in Iowa City (Oct 31)

56°F / 35°Ftypical high / low

20%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

10%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

60%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Halloween: 73°F (2008). Coldest high: 35°F (2019); coldest low 21°F (2019). Wettest: 0.31 in (2015). The median Halloween high was 57°F in 1995–2009 and 54°F in 2010–2025 (-3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	10-31	57°F	31°F	0.00 in	–
2024	10-31	61°F	37°F	0.10 in	–
2023	10-31	38°F	28°F	0.00 in	–
2022	10-31	68°F	39°F	0.00 in	–
2021	10-31	54°F	32°F	0.00 in	–
2020	10-31	66°F	32°F	0.00 in	–
2019	10-31	35°F	21°F	0.03 in	–
2018	10-31	59°F	43°F	0.00 in	–
2017	10-31	39°F	30°F	0.00 in	–
2016	10-31	67°F	43°F	0.00 in	–

🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Iowa City (4th Thursday of Nov)

44°F / 27°Ftypical high / low

13%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

3%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

26%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Thanksgiving: 62°F (2012). Coldest high: 27°F (2014); coldest low 6°F (2014). Wettest: 1.62 in (2015). The median Thanksgiving high was 44°F in 1995–2009 and 42°F in 2010–2025 (-2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Snow
2025	11-27	35°F	24°F	–
2024	11-28	33°F	26°F	–
2023	11-23	45°F	28°F	–
2022	11-24	56°F	30°F	–
2021	11-25	38°F	16°F	–
2020	11-26	49°F	31°F	–
2019	11-28	34°F	31°F	–
2018	11-22	49°F	27°F	–
2017	11-23	53°F	28°F	–
2016	11-24	39°F	36°F	–

🎄 Christmas Day weather in Iowa City (Dec 25)

34°F / 19°Ftypical high / low

19%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

6%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

6%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Christmas Day: 62°F (2019). Coldest high: 4°F (1996); coldest low -16°F (2000). Wettest: 0.51 in (2023). The median Christmas Day high was 34°F in 1995–2009 and 42°F in 2010–2025 (+8°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	12-25	43°F	39°F	0.00 in	–
2024	12-25	40°F	33°F	0.00 in	–
2023	12-25	55°F	36°F	0.51 in	–
2022	12-25	16°F	1°F	0.04 in	–
2021	12-25	52°F	25°F	0.00 in	–
2020	12-25	25°F	3°F	0.00 in	–
2019	12-25	62°F	29°F	0.00 in	–
2018	12-25	47°F	24°F	0.00 in	–
2017	12-25	17°F	4°F	0.00 in	–
2016	12-25	52°F	34°F	0.14 in	–

🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Iowa City (Dec 31)

34°F / 21°Ftypical high / low

19%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

6%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

6%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest New Year's Eve: 54°F (2004). Coldest high: 2°F (2017); coldest low -13°F (2017). Wettest: 0.57 in (2006). The median New Year's Eve high was 32°F in 1995–2009 and 35°F in 2010–2025 (+3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	12-31	45°F	25°F	0.00 in	–
2024	12-31	38°F	30°F	0.08 in	–
2023	12-31	35°F	29°F	0.00 in	–
2022	12-31	39°F	20°F	0.00 in	–
2021	12-31	32°F	18°F	0.00 in	–
2020	12-31	27°F	22°F	0.00 in	–
2019	12-31	34°F	21°F	0.00 in	–
2018	12-31	37°F	30°F	0.38 in	–
2017	12-31	2°F	-13°F	0.00 in	–
2016	12-31	39°F	18°F	0.00 in	–

More for Iowa City: first snow & white Christmas odds · earliest sunset.

Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014937 (41.639, -91.544). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.