1 winIowa274 sights · 275 eats · 6 regions
6 winsCalifornia4,285 sights · 6,370 eats · 6 regionsIowa vs California
The verdict
California takes 6 of 7
Warmer winter escape
California
32°F vs 61°F Dec–Feb avg high
Cooler summer
Iowa
83°F vs 84°F Jun–Aug avg high
Beach trip
California
0 vs 192 beaches
Museum hopping
California
30 vs 384 museums
Great outdoors
California
226 vs 3,364 parks & viewpoints
Foodie weekend
California
275 vs 6,370 notable restaurants
Best in October
California
92% vs 100% of regions in season
Tale of the tape
IowaCalifornia
- 2744,285Sights
- 2756,370Restaurants & cafés
- 30384Museums
- 2263,321Parks & nature
- 0192Beaches
- 043Viewpoints
- 66Regions
Weather, month by month
Average daily high across each state's regions, from last year's weather. Hover for details.
| Month | Iowa | California |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 61 |
| Feb | 30 | 63 |
| Mar | 55 | 64 |
| Apr | 62 | 71 |
| May | 71 | 78 |
| Jun | 83 | 82 |
| Jul | 85 | 83 |
| Aug | 81 | 87 |
| Sep | 79 | 84 |
| Oct | 67 | 74 |
| Nov | 49 | 66 |
| Dec | 34 | 60 |
Iowa
- January: Off season
- February: Off season
- March: Off season
- April: Mixed
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Peak season
- September: Peak season
- October: Peak season
- November: Off season
- December: Off season
California
- January: Mixed
- February: Mixed
- March: Mixed
- April: Peak season
- May: Peak season
- June: Good
- July: Mixed
- August: Good
- September: Mixed
- October: Peak season
- November: Good
- December: Mixed
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