Get to Know Greater Des Moines

Key Facts

Time Zone: Central Standard Time
Convention Center: Iowa Events Center
Airport: Des Moines International Airport
Population: 556,230
Visitors to Greater Des Moines: 2.9 million in 2008
Hotel Rooms: Over 10,000
Skywalks: 4 miles in a climate-controlled environment
Restaurants: 850
Trails: 115.3 miles
Parks: 66 - including 30+ golf courses
Concert/Music Venues: 15+
Movie Theaters: 11
Major Shopping Malls: 4

Climate Information 

Month	High	Low
January	29	12
February	36	18
March	48	29
April	61	40
May	72	51
June	82	61
July	84	66
August	86	64
September	76	54
October	63	42
November	47	29
December	33	17

Average Low Temperature: 32° (Winter months)
Average Annual Precipitation: 34 inches
Average Annual Snowfall: 36.4 inches

Greater Des Moines CVB Municipalities

Altoona
Ankeny
Clive
Des Moines
Grimes
Johnston
Perry
Pleasant Hill
Polk County
Urbandale
West Des Moines
Windsor Heights

Major Employers*

Wells Fargo Financial (11,700 employees)
Principal Financial Group (8,169 employees)
Iowa Health (6,470 employees)
Mercy Medical Center (4,650 employees)
Nationwide/Allied Insurance  (4,202 employees)
MidAmerican Energy Company (3,653 employees)
CDS Global (3,000 employees)
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. (2,000 employees)
Hy-Vee Food Stores (1,672 employees)
Wellmark Inc. (1,672 employees)

*Major Employer information provided by the Greater Des Moines Partnership.

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