VanLife
OpenVan.campβ World of motorhomes — here
What's New
All updates

Report a problem

What is the problem?

Best spots in Iowa for vanlife

Compare countries and cities by VanSky score and pick your next stop

Comparison of 40 places in Iowa (United States) by VanSky score — where it is most comfortable to live in a campervan right now.

Cities: 40 Updated: 31 May, 15:14 Open-Meteo

Period

Temperature

Wind

∅ 7-day average

Top 30 Cities in Iowa by VanSky

Loading cities...

Sort by

Dubuque
97
Clinton
94
Marion
94
Cedar Rapids
94
Iowa City
91
North Liberty
91
Fort Madison
89
Burlington
89
Coralville
86
Storm Lake
86
Mason City
86
Cedar Falls
86
Waterloo
86
Altoona
86
Bettendorf
84

VanSky Index

Weather index for vanlifers: from 0 to 100. Calculated daily from real weather data — temperature, precipitation, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal
60–79 Comfortable
40–59 Acceptable
20–39 Challenging
0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

  • Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
  • Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood
  • Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
  • Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
  • Extremes override all: frost, storm, downpour
  • Bonus: warm sea, high panel output

Data: Open-Meteo · Updated every 3h

Best cities now Best cities this week

  1. 1 Dubuque 97
  2. 2 Clinton 94
  3. 3 Marion 94
  4. 4 Cedar Rapids 94
  5. 5 Iowa City 91

Difficult conditions

  1. 1 Fort Dodge 72
  2. 2 Council Bluffs 74
  3. 3 Sioux City 74
  4. 4 Norwalk 78
  5. 5 Indianola 78

Other Tools

Fuel Prices Fuel Cost Calculator Currency Converter Vanlife Cost Calculator EV Charging VanBasket Food Index Turkey Stay Calculator Europe Visa Calculator (Schengen) Russia Visa Calculator
Stay connected

Follow OpenVan.camp

Pick where you live

X X Telegram Telegram WhatsApp WhatsApp Threads Threads Facebook Facebook Pinterest Pinterest

🇺🇸 United States — fuel prices

Updated: 30.05.2026

Diesel

$1.50 /l

€1.28 · £1.11/l

60 of 127

cheaper than 54% of countries

Petrol

$1.17 /l

€1.00 · £0.87/l

39 of 126

cheaper than 70% of countries

All countries Prices: United States

Popular route

Distance

Fuel cost

~

Est. time

~

Open on map
Quiz: test yourself
Guess the vanlife lingo — 3 quick questions
1 / 3
Q1 Why are "wild camping" and "boondocking" not always identical?

Recommended

All News

Install OpenVan.camp

Get quick access and offline reading.

Install on iOS

  1. 1 Tap Share in Safari.
  2. 2 Choose "Add to Home Screen".
  3. 3 Confirm by tapping Add.

Already installed

The app is already installed on this device.

Install from browser menu

Use your browser menu to install or add to home screen.

→ Glossary