Baxter, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BRAINERD, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
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
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