25 Small Towns in Iowa With the Mildest Winters
Ranked by january average low (°f) among 99 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Iowa. #1 is Keokuk, IA (January lows average 16.7°F).
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25Robins, Iowa
January lows average 12.5°F
3,353 people · Linn County · median home $413,400 · income $122,262 · Jan low 13°F · 34 in snow
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24Mount Vernon, Iowa
January lows average 12.5°F
4,527 people · Linn County · median home $245,200 · income $112,656 · Jan low 13°F · 31 in snow
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23Red Oak, Iowa
January lows average 12.5°F
5,596 people · Montgomery County · median home $99,700 · income $50,109 · Jan low 13°F · 27 in snow
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22Hiawatha, Iowa
January lows average 12.5°F
7,183 people · Linn County · median home $216,900 · income $66,270 · Jan low 13°F · 34 in snow
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21Knoxville, Iowa
January lows average 12.5°F
7,595 people · Marion County · median home $160,300 · income $61,599 · Jan low 13°F · 27 in snow
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20Mount Pleasant, Iowa
January lows average 12.5°F
9,274 people · Henry County · median home $160,900 · income $61,042 · Jan low 13°F · 25 in snow
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19Park View, Iowa
January lows average 13.1°F
2,709 people · Scott County · median home $276,000 · income $113,409 · Jan low 13°F · 29 in snow
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18Polk City, Iowa
January lows average 13.1°F
5,543 people · Polk County · median home $414,800 · income $164,389 · Jan low 13°F · 38 in snow
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17Eldridge, Iowa
January lows average 13.1°F
6,726 people · Scott County · median home $350,500 · income $106,316 · Jan low 13°F · 33 in snow
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16Albia, Iowa
January lows average 13.2°F
3,721 people · Monroe County · median home $130,300 · income $70,455 · Jan low 13°F · 30 in snow
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15Fairfield, Iowa
January lows average 13.6°F
9,416 people · Jefferson County · median home $156,000 · income $51,311 · Jan low 14°F · 22 in snow
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14Shenandoah, Iowa
January lows average 13.7°F
4,925 people · Page County · median home $116,700 · income $59,783 · Jan low 14°F · 26 in snow
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13Carlisle, Iowa
January lows average 13.8°F
4,160 people · Warren County · median home $234,300 · income $109,191 · Jan low 14°F · 37 in snow
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12Windsor Heights, Iowa
January lows average 13.8°F
5,252 people · Polk County · median home $267,900 · income $91,707 · Jan low 14°F · 37 in snow
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11Wilton, Iowa
January lows average 13.9°F
2,924 people · Muscatine County · median home $189,200 · income $76,648 · Jan low 14°F · 29 in snow
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10Le Claire, Iowa
January lows average 14.1°F
4,710 people · Scott County · median home $318,700 · income $104,844 · Jan low 14°F · 32 in snow
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9Camanche, Iowa
January lows average 14.3°F
4,570 people · Clinton County · median home $172,400 · income $64,153 · Jan low 14°F · 32 in snow
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8DeWitt, Iowa
January lows average 14.3°F
5,514 people · Clinton County · median home $237,100 · income $92,587 · Jan low 14°F · 29 in snow
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7Kalona, Iowa
January lows average 14.6°F
2,630 people · Washington County · median home $257,900 · income $80,129 · Jan low 15°F · 28 in snow
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6Solon, Iowa
January lows average 14.6°F
3,018 people · Johnson County · median home $309,400 · income $113,295 · Jan low 15°F · 29 in snow
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5Tiffin, Iowa
January lows average 14.6°F
4,512 people · Johnson County · median home $338,500 · income $100,952 · Jan low 15°F · 28 in snow
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4Bloomfield, Iowa
January lows average 14.8°F
2,682 people · Davis County · median home $132,000 · income $60,769 · Jan low 15°F · 24 in snow
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3Carter Lake, Iowa
January lows average 15.2°F
3,791 people · Pottawattamie County · median home $169,400 · income $85,349 · Jan low 15°F · 27 in snow
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2West Burlington, Iowa
January lows average 16.4°F
3,197 people · Des Moines County · median home $124,000 · income $48,542 · Jan low 16°F · 22 in snow
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1Keokuk, Iowa
January lows average 16.7°F
9,900 people · Lee County · median home $104,300 · income $52,711 · Jan low 17°F · 22 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)