Big Falls, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Big Falls has an annual average temperature of 37.5°F with about 27.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 76.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low -4.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.40 in) and February the driest (0.68 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
60.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,885
Cooling need
0

Best time to visit Big Falls

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

21 of 366 (5.7%) of Big Falls'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
64
1940s
48
1950s
46
1960s
29
1970s
40
1980s
45
1990s
36
2000s
17
2010s
23
2020s
18

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 14.8°F -4.9°F 4.9°F 0.86 in
February 22.2°F -1.3°F 10.5°F 0.68 in
March 35.8°F 12.6°F 24.2°F 1.16 in
April 50.4°F 26.7°F 38.5°F 1.70 in
May 63.8°F 39.2°F 51.5°F 3.09 in
June 72.0°F 49.5°F 60.7°F 4.40 in
July 76.5°F 53.5°F 65.0°F 4.09 in
August 74.6°F 51.9°F 63.2°F 3.36 in
September 65.4°F 43.6°F 54.5°F 3.16 in
October 50.4°F 32.3°F 41.3°F 2.44 in
November 33.4°F 17.3°F 25.3°F 1.33 in
December 19.3°F 2.4°F 10.9°F 1.02 in

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