Aurora, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EMBARRASS, MN US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 4b USDA hardiness Zone 4b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Aurora has an annual average temperature of 36.4°F with about 28.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low -7.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and February the driest (0.68 in).

Annual swing
58.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
10,308
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

169 of 366 (46.2%) of Aurora'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.

1990s
54
2000s
79
2010s
103
2020s
130

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 16.8°F -7.3°F 4.7°F 0.82 in 8
February 22.7°F -5.0°F 8.9°F 0.68 in 7
March 36.0°F 8.5°F 22.2°F 1.22 in 7
April 49.8°F 22.7°F 36.2°F 1.98 in 7
May 63.7°F 34.5°F 49.1°F 2.99 in 12
June 72.7°F 45.3°F 59.0°F 4.35 in 13
July 77.7°F 49.2°F 63.5°F 3.62 in 11
August 75.5°F 47.2°F 61.4°F 3.45 in 10
September 66.1°F 40.8°F 53.4°F 3.86 in 11
October 50.6°F 29.7°F 40.1°F 2.91 in 12
November 34.4°F 17.2°F 25.8°F 1.11 in 10
December 21.8°F 2.5°F 12.1°F 1.15 in 10

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