Iowa, United States

Clinton

Clinton is a town in Iowa, United States. It has a population of about 24,469 (2020). The climate is classified as hot-summer humid continental (Köppen Dfa), with warm summers, cold winters and precipitation in every season.

Now48°F

Best timeMay · Sep–Oct

Population24,469

Local time05:31

41.84° N, 90.19° WElevation 587 ftUTC−5 · Central Daylight Time

Postal codes52732–52734, 52736

14-day weather Climate by month

The year in Clintonweather score

October: high / low63° / 42°

Rain this month81mm

Best timeMay · Sep–Oct

Best: May · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Clinton at a glance

Sunrise · sunset07:23 · 18:0810 h 46 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous91% · Moonrise 16:40 Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 5 Next holiday11 NovemberVeterans Day Next eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitMay · Sep–Oct

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month84°F

Average high in July

Coolest month13°F

Average low in January

Wettest monthMay

110 mm of rain

Driest monthJanuary

38 mm of rain

Monuments nearby10+

within 0.8 km

Weather in Clinton

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

48°F

Clear · wind 8 km/h · humidity 92%

Today hour by hour

Today23 Oct72°46°

Sat24 Oct71°47°

Sun25 Oct73°48°

Mon26 Oct69°48°

Tue27 Oct67°45°

Wed28 Oct70°46°

Thu29 Oct61°46°2.5 mm

Fri30 Oct47°34°

Sat31 Oct58°32°

When to go to Clinton

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	36	36	32	57	63	55	52	60	78	73	35	34
High	29°	34°	47°	61°	72°	81°	84°	82°	76°	63°	48°	35°
Low	13°	17°	28°	39°	51°	61°	64°	62°	54°	42°	30°	20°
Rain (mm)	38	44	67	91	110	126	105	126	89	81	69	54
Wet days	7	7	9	12	14	14	13	12	9	9	7	7

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What's on in Clinton

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Public holidays

11Nov

Veterans DayNational

Wed26Nov

Thanksgiving DayNational

Thu25Dec

Christmas DayNational

Fri1Jan

New Year's DayNational

Fri

Monuments and museums in Clinton

All monuments

0.4 km

Van Allen BuildingBuilt 1913

0.2 km

Ankeny BuildingBuilt 1931

0.7 km

Clinton County Courthouse

0.3 km

Howes Building

0.4 km

Washington Junior High School and Jefferson Grade School

0.6 km

George M. Curtis House

More museums: Clinton County Historical Society Museum · Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center

Monuments of Iowa Museums of Iowa

Outdoors around Clinton

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Golf courses2 Camp sites1 Viewpoints1

Army Corps of Engineers' CausewayCamp sites

1.5 km

Fulton Country ClubGolf courses

2.4 km

The Stone TowerViewpoints

3.2 km

The Oaks Golf CourseGolf courses

5.1 km

Nature around Clinton

Nature in United States

Lake10 km

Willow Lake, Iowa

River17 km

Wapsipinicon River

Lake22 km

Goose Lake (Clinton County, Iowa)

Lake18 km

Lake Carlton

Island1.2 km

Willow Island, Clinton

Island1.3 km

Little Rock Island, Iowa

Nature in Iowa Beaches of United States

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Eastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensis

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Eastern chipmunkTamias striatus

Hispid cotton ratSigmodon hispidus

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

The sky over Clinton

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 16:40 · Moonset 05:36 Next eclipse seen from here20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~18 an hourpeak night 21 October, best at 05:38 Northern lightsKp 5about 19 nights a year

Fossil sites near this town

Fossil sites: 9 · 1 km

Fossils in the United States

Devonian · 8Silurian · 1

Formations around the town

Little Cedar Formation · 5 Lime Creek Formation · 2 Scotch Grove Formation · 1 Coralville Formation · 1

Trilobites · 53Crassiproetus, Dechenella, Greenops (Neometacanthus), Scutellum (Scutellum), Phacops, Greenops, Basidechenella, Eldredgeops, Mystrocephala, Cyphaspis, Bumastus, Stenopareia

Towns and villages around Clinton

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Lyons2.5 km Camanche8.4 km Chaney9.7 km Bulgers Hollow10 km Sixmile11 km Elvira14 km Low Moor15 km Almont15 km Elk River Junction15 km Shaffton15 km Andover16 km Tenmile16 km

All 35 towns and villages in Clinton County Iowa

Postal codes

52732–5273452736

Getting to Clinton

Quad City International AirportMLI

51 km

Dubuque Regional AirportDBQ

75 km

Chicago Rockford International AirportRFD

98 km

Places near Clinton

19 km

Places with a climate like Clinton

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

96% alike

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Clinton?

Based on 30-year climate normals, May, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Clinton.

What is the hottest month in Clinton?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84°F and lows of 64°F.

What is the coldest month in Clinton?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 29°F and lows of 13°F.

What is the rainiest month in Clinton?

May is the wettest month with about 4.3 in of precipitation on 14 wet days.

What is the postal code of Clinton?

Clinton has 4 postal codes: 52732–52734, 52736.

Clinton

Clinton at a glance

Weather in Clinton

When to go to Clinton

What's on in Clinton

Public holidays

Monuments and museums in Clinton

Outdoors around Clinton

Nature around Clinton

Wildlife in October

The sky over Clinton

Fossil sites near this town

Formations around the town

Towns and villages around Clinton

Clinton from above

Postal codes

Getting to Clinton

Places near Clinton

Morrison

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Fulton

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Places with a climate like Clinton

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Ankeny

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Frequently asked questions