Afton, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from HASTINGS DAM 2, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Afton has an annual average temperature of 46°F with about 33.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.94 in) and January the driest (0.90 in).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →116 of 366 (31.7%) of Afton's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 8 | |
| 1930s | 8 | |
| 1940s | 51 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 0 | |
| 1970s | 6 | |
| 1980s | 1 | |
| 1990s | 58 | |
| 2000s | 68 | |
| 2010s | 83 | |
| 2020s | 83 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.1°F | 5.7°F | 14.9°F | 0.90 in | — | 8 |
| February | 29.0°F | 8.7°F | 18.8°F | 0.91 in | — | 7 |
| March | 41.1°F | 21.8°F | 31.4°F | 1.78 in | — | 9 |
| April | 56.4°F | 35.7°F | 46.1°F | 3.10 in | — | 12 |
| May | 68.6°F | 47.8°F | 58.2°F | 4.33 in | — | 13 |
| June | 78.8°F | 58.6°F | 68.7°F | 4.94 in | — | 13 |
| July | 83.0°F | 63.3°F | 73.1°F | 4.37 in | — | 11 |
| August | 80.9°F | 61.3°F | 71.1°F | 4.23 in | — | 10 |
| September | 73.4°F | 53.1°F | 63.2°F | 3.21 in | — | 10 |
| October | 59.4°F | 40.0°F | 49.7°F | 2.61 in | — | 10 |
| November | 43.0°F | 26.6°F | 34.8°F | 1.72 in | — | 8 |
| December | 29.7°F | 13.7°F | 21.7°F | 1.23 in | — | 9 |
Climate twins of Afton
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