Battle Lake, MN

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Battle Lake has an annual average temperature of 40.9°F with about 28.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 78.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low -2.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.76 in) and January the driest (0.62 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,895
Cooling need
225

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of Battle Lake'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
56
1970s
57
1980s
89
1990s
57
2000s
23
2010s
45
2020s
39

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 17.4°F -2.0°F 7.7°F 0.62 in
February 23.4°F 1.6°F 12.5°F 0.62 in
March 35.9°F 15.1°F 25.5°F 1.24 in
April 51.6°F 29.7°F 40.6°F 2.23 in
May 64.8°F 44.2°F 54.5°F 3.43 in
June 74.5°F 55.8°F 65.1°F 4.76 in
July 78.6°F 60.2°F 69.4°F 4.27 in
August 77.3°F 58.7°F 68.0°F 3.29 in
September 68.9°F 49.0°F 58.9°F 3.16 in
October 53.8°F 35.4°F 44.6°F 2.69 in
November 36.6°F 21.3°F 29.0°F 1.07 in
December 23.4°F 7.1°F 15.2°F 0.79 in

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