Austin, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AUSTIN WASTE WTP FACILITY, MN US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Austin has an annual average temperature of 44.6°F with about 36.2 inches of precipitation per year and 43.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.07 in) and February the driest (1.10 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,722
Cooling need
378

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

48 of 366 (13.1%) of Austin'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.

1930s
24
1940s
57
1950s
36
1960s
36
1970s
28
1980s
46
1990s
26
2000s
33
2010s
46
2020s
34

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 21.9°F 5.4°F 13.7°F 1.12 in 11.0 in 6
February 26.4°F 9.1°F 17.8°F 1.10 in 10.4 in 5
March 39.2°F 22.7°F 31.0°F 2.03 in 7.5 in 7
April 54.9°F 35.2°F 45.0°F 3.67 in 2.2 in 11
May 67.5°F 47.5°F 57.5°F 4.99 in 0.3 in 13
June 77.6°F 58.2°F 67.9°F 5.07 in 12
July 80.8°F 61.2°F 71.0°F 4.85 in 11
August 78.7°F 58.7°F 68.7°F 4.07 in 10
September 72.2°F 50.0°F 61.1°F 3.60 in 9
October 58.3°F 37.5°F 47.9°F 2.63 in 0.4 in 9
November 41.5°F 24.7°F 33.1°F 1.84 in 2.3 in 6
December 27.9°F 13.0°F 20.5°F 1.25 in 9.3 in 7

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