West Des Moines weather in July
In July, West Des Moines sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 66°F, with 3.6 in of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 14.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is West Des Moines's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see West Des Moines's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 84°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 66°
- 12th coldest
- Rainfall
- 3.6 in
- 9.6 wet days
- Daylight
- 14 h 42 min
- 4:58 AM – 7:42 PM
- Cloud cover
- 49%
- 3rd clearest
- Wind
- 7 mph
- 11th windiest
- Solar energy
- 6.48 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 5.6
- out of 10
West Des Moines is city in Polk, Dallas, Warren, and Madison counties, Iowa, United States.
- Density
- 520/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1893
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in July
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 84°F through the month.
A typical July day in West Des Moines reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 66°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 77°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 4°F warmer than June and about 2°F warmer than August.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Avg low (°F) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 | 66 |
| 2 | 83 | 66 |
| 3 | 83 | 66 |
| 4 | 84 | 66 |
| 5 | 84 | 66 |
| 6 | 84 | 66 |
| 7 | 84 | 66 |
| 8 | 84 | 66 |
| 9 | 84 | 67 |
| 10 | 84 | 67 |
| 11 | 85 | 67 |
| 12 | 85 | 67 |
| 13 | 85 | 67 |
| 14 | 85 | 67 |
| 15 | 85 | 67 |
| 16 | 85 | 67 |
| 17 | 85 | 67 |
| 18 | 85 | 67 |
| 19 | 85 | 67 |
| 20 | 85 | 67 |
| 21 | 85 | 67 |
| 22 | 85 | 67 |
| 23 | 85 | 67 |
| 24 | 84 | 67 |
| 25 | 84 | 66 |
| 26 | 84 | 66 |
| 27 | 84 | 66 |
| 28 | 84 | 66 |
| 29 | 84 | 66 |
| 30 | 84 | 66 |
| 31 | 84 | 65 |
How July really feels in West Des Moines
Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
West Des Moines weather by month
How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 15° | 1.2 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 35° / 18° | 1.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 48° / 29° | 2.6 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 61° / 41° | 4.2 | 11.1 | 1 | 13.1 | 4.8 |
| May | 71° / 53° | 5.4 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 14.3 | 6.0 |
| Jun | 81° / 63° | 5.0 | 11.8 | 0 | 15 | 6.1 |
| Jul | 84° / 66° | 3.6 | 9.6 | 0 | 14.7 | 5.6 |
| Aug | 82° / 64° | 3.7 | 9.3 | 0 | 13.7 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 76° / 55° | 3.4 | 8.1 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.2 |
| Oct | 63° / 43° | 2.8 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 5.8 |
| Nov | 48° / 31° | 2.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 2.0 |
| Dec | 35° / 20° | 1.6 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 9 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in July
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in July.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 |
| Cloudier (%) | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 | 43 |
| 2 | 58 | 42 |
| 3 | 58 | 42 |
| 4 | 58 | 42 |
| 5 | 58 | 42 |
| 6 | 58 | 42 |
| 7 | 59 | 41 |
| 8 | 59 | 41 |
| 9 | 59 | 41 |
| 10 | 60 | 40 |
| 11 | 60 | 40 |
| 12 | 61 | 39 |
| 13 | 60 | 40 |
| 14 | 61 | 39 |
| 15 | 61 | 39 |
| 16 | 61 | 39 |
| 17 | 62 | 38 |
| 18 | 62 | 38 |
| 19 | 62 | 38 |
| 20 | 62 | 38 |
| 21 | 62 | 38 |
| 22 | 62 | 38 |
| 23 | 63 | 37 |
| 24 | 62 | 38 |
| 25 | 62 | 38 |
| 26 | 63 | 37 |
| 27 | 62 | 38 |
| 28 | 63 | 37 |
| 29 | 62 | 38 |
| 30 | 63 | 37 |
| 31 | 63 | 37 |
Chance of precipitation in July
West Des Moines gets around 3.6 in of rain over 9.6 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 33 |
| 2 | 33 |
| 3 | 32 |
| 4 | 32 |
| 5 | 32 |
| 6 | 32 |
| 7 | 32 |
| 8 | 32 |
| 9 | 32 |
| 10 | 32 |
| 11 | 32 |
| 12 | 32 |
| 13 | 32 |
| 14 | 32 |
| 15 | 32 |
| 16 | 33 |
| 17 | 33 |
| 18 | 32 |
| 19 | 32 |
| 20 | 32 |
| 21 | 32 |
| 22 | 31 |
| 23 | 31 |
| 24 | 31 |
| 25 | 30 |
| 26 | 30 |
| 27 | 29 |
| 28 | 29 |
| 29 | 29 |
| 30 | 28 |
| 31 | 28 |
Humidity in July
Most of July feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Comfortable (%) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Humid (%) | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Muggy (%) | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Oppressive (%) | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 33 | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 22 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 2 |
| 12 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 2 |
| 14 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 24 | 2 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 25 | 2 |
| 16 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 2 |
| 17 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 33 | 25 | 3 |
| 18 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 3 |
| 19 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 32 | 25 | 3 |
| 20 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 31 | 25 | 3 |
| 21 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 2 |
| 22 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 2 |
| 23 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 2 |
| 24 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 2 |
| 26 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 2 |
| 27 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 2 |
| 28 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 2 |
| 29 | 5 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 2 |
| 30 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 2 |
| 31 | 6 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 18 | 2 |
Wind in July
Winds average 7 mph in July.
Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | light breeze |
| 2 | 8 | light breeze |
| 3 | 8 | light breeze |
| 4 | 8 | light breeze |
| 5 | 8 | light breeze |
| 6 | 8 | light breeze |
| 7 | 8 | light breeze |
| 8 | 8 | light breeze |
| 9 | 7 | light breeze |
| 10 | 7 | light breeze |
| 11 | 7 | calm |
| 12 | 7 | calm |
| 13 | 7 | calm |
| 14 | 7 | calm |
| 15 | 7 | calm |
| 16 | 7 | calm |
| 17 | 7 | calm |
| 18 | 7 | calm |
| 19 | 7 | calm |
| 20 | 7 | calm |
| 21 | 7 | calm |
| 22 | 7 | calm |
| 23 | 7 | calm |
| 24 | 7 | calm |
| 25 | 7 | calm |
| 26 | 7 | calm |
| 27 | 7 | calm |
| 28 | 7 | calm |
| 29 | 7 | calm |
| 30 | 7 | calm |
| 31 | 7 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in July
Daylight runs from about 15 hours at the start of July to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:49 AM to 5:12 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:30 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.3 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 4:49 | 4:49 | 4:50 | 4:50 | 4:51 | 4:51 | 4:52 | 4:53 | 4:53 | 4:54 | 4:55 | 4:55 | 4:56 | 4:57 | 4:58 | 4:58 | 4:59 | 5:00 | 5:01 | 5:02 | 5:03 | 5:04 | 5:04 | 5:05 | 5:06 | 5:07 | 5:08 | 5:09 | 5:10 | 5:11 | 5:12 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:48 | 7:47 | 7:47 | 7:47 | 7:47 | 7:47 | 7:46 | 7:46 | 7:46 | 7:45 | 7:45 | 7:45 | 7:44 | 7:44 | 7:43 | 7:42 | 7:42 | 7:41 | 7:41 | 7:40 | 7:39 | 7:38 | 7:38 | 7:37 | 7:36 | 7:35 | 7:34 | 7:33 | 7:32 | 7:31 | 7:30 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15.0 | 4:49 | 7:48 |
| 2 | 15.0 | 4:49 | 7:47 |
| 3 | 15.0 | 4:50 | 7:47 |
| 4 | 14.9 | 4:50 | 7:47 |
| 5 | 14.9 | 4:51 | 7:47 |
| 6 | 14.9 | 4:51 | 7:47 |
| 7 | 14.9 | 4:52 | 7:46 |
| 8 | 14.9 | 4:53 | 7:46 |
| 9 | 14.9 | 4:53 | 7:46 |
| 10 | 14.9 | 4:54 | 7:45 |
| 11 | 14.8 | 4:55 | 7:45 |
| 12 | 14.8 | 4:55 | 7:45 |
| 13 | 14.8 | 4:56 | 7:44 |
| 14 | 14.8 | 4:57 | 7:44 |
| 15 | 14.8 | 4:58 | 7:43 |
| 16 | 14.7 | 4:58 | 7:42 |
| 17 | 14.7 | 4:59 | 7:42 |
| 18 | 14.7 | 5:00 | 7:41 |
| 19 | 14.7 | 5:01 | 7:41 |
| 20 | 14.6 | 5:02 | 7:40 |
| 21 | 14.6 | 5:03 | 7:39 |
| 22 | 14.6 | 5:04 | 7:38 |
| 23 | 14.6 | 5:04 | 7:38 |
| 24 | 14.5 | 5:05 | 7:37 |
| 25 | 14.5 | 5:06 | 7:36 |
| 26 | 14.5 | 5:07 | 7:35 |
| 27 | 14.4 | 5:08 | 7:34 |
| 28 | 14.4 | 5:09 | 7:33 |
| 29 | 14.4 | 5:10 | 7:32 |
| 30 | 14.3 | 5:11 | 7:31 |
| 31 | 14.3 | 5:12 | 7:30 |
Solar energy in July
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.48 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Level | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 2 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 3 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 4 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 5 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 6 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 7 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 8 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 9 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 10 | 6.6 | Intense |
| 11 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 12 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 13 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 14 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 15 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 16 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 17 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 18 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 19 | 6.5 | Intense |
| 20 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 21 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 22 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.4 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.3 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.2 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.2 | Intense |
Is July a good time to visit West Des Moines?
Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
July is a reasonable time to visit West Des Moines for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for West Des Moines in July
From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In July, West Des Moines sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 66°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.
UV index in West Des Moines in July
Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in West Des Moines peaks around June 20 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 3 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Air quality in West Des Moines in July
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in West Des Moines is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (October, 7 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Moderate |
| Feb | 14 | Moderate |
| Mar | 13 | Moderate |
| Apr | 10 | Good |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 12 | Moderate |
| Jul | 16 | Moderate |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Good |
| Oct | 7 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
Where is West Des Moines?
West Des Moines sits at 41.6°N, 93.7°W, 827 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Clive, 1.9 mi away.
Topography around West Des Moines
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of West Des Moines.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around West Des Moines has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 ft around an average of 876 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 ft.
The land around West Des Moines is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (34%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and cropland (62%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.
United States travel facts
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 120 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 100% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $90,027
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.8 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 98%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 5.8
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 12.7
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for West Des Moines (41.5772°, -93.7113°, elevation 827 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).