Alden, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WELLS, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Alden has an annual average temperature of 45.5°F with about 34.5 inches of precipitation per year and 40.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.45 in) and January the driest (0.71 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Alden
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All-time records →126 of 366 (34.4%) of Alden'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.
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 1 | |
| 1970s | 7 | |
| 1980s | 6 | |
| 1990s | 71 | |
| 2000s | 99 | |
| 2010s | 94 | |
| 2020s | 88 |
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 | 23.9°F | 4.6°F | 14.3°F | 0.71 in | 8.5 in | 7 |
| February | 28.6°F | 9.7°F | 19.1°F | 0.73 in | 8.6 in | 6 |
| March | 41.0°F | 23.1°F | 32.1°F | 1.65 in | 5.8 in | 7 |
| April | 56.2°F | 35.0°F | 45.6°F | 3.39 in | 2.9 in | 11 |
| May | 68.9°F | 47.9°F | 58.4°F | 4.60 in | 0.4 in | 13 |
| June | 78.9°F | 58.7°F | 68.8°F | 5.45 in | — | 12 |
| July | 82.2°F | 61.8°F | 72.0°F | 4.86 in | — | 10 |
| August | 79.5°F | 59.6°F | 69.6°F | 4.13 in | — | 10 |
| September | 73.5°F | 51.3°F | 62.4°F | 3.72 in | — | 9 |
| October | 59.7°F | 37.6°F | 48.6°F | 2.50 in | 0.4 in | 9 |
| November | 43.1°F | 24.4°F | 33.8°F | 1.66 in | 2.6 in | 6 |
| December | 29.4°F | 12.2°F | 20.8°F | 1.11 in | 10.9 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Alden
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