Baxter, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

-10° 20° 50° 80° J F M A M J J A S O N D
Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Baxter has an annual average temperature of 41.1°F with about 30.6 inches of precipitation per year and 48.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -2.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.64 in) and February the driest (0.78 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
60.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,787
Cooling need
168

Best time to visit Baxter

Full guide →

Climate change signal

All-time records →

72 of 366 (19.7%) of Baxter'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
22
1960s
54
1970s
30
1980s
63
1990s
53
2000s
47
2010s
38
2020s
59

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 19.6°F -2.0°F 8.8°F 0.80 in 10.0 in 8
February 25.4°F 0.9°F 13.2°F 0.78 in 8.3 in 6
March 38.4°F 14.8°F 26.6°F 1.47 in 9.2 in 7
April 53.0°F 28.8°F 40.9°F 2.54 in 4.3 in 9
May 66.6°F 42.8°F 54.7°F 3.93 in 13
June 75.8°F 53.3°F 64.6°F 4.64 in 13
July 80.1°F 57.8°F 68.9°F 4.37 in 12
August 78.4°F 55.0°F 66.7°F 3.59 in 10
September 69.9°F 46.2°F 58.1°F 3.00 in 10
October 55.2°F 33.8°F 44.5°F 2.98 in 0.7 in 10
November 38.3°F 20.8°F 29.6°F 1.49 in 5.7 in 7
December 24.8°F 7.4°F 16.1°F 1.04 in 10.0 in 9

Climate twins of Baxter

Why these? →

The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).

Frost dates
Last spring / first fall frost
All-time records
Hottest, coldest, wettest
Planting calendar
What to plant, and when

Compare Baxter to another city