Bluffton, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW YORK MILLS, MN US.

Dwb Monsoon continental (warm summer) climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bluffton has an annual average temperature of 39.8°F with about 26.9 inches of precipitation per year and 45.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low -1.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.86 in) and January the driest (0.38 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,189
Cooling need
126

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

191 of 366 (52.2%) of Bluffton'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.

1990s
0
2000s
102
2010s
142
2020s
122

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 17.0°F -1.9°F 7.5°F 0.38 in 9.6 in 5
February 22.3°F 1.1°F 11.7°F 0.63 in 8.0 in 5
March 35.0°F 15.5°F 25.3°F 0.91 in 7.8 in 6
April 50.5°F 29.1°F 39.8°F 2.02 in 3.3 in 7
May 63.8°F 42.2°F 53.0°F 3.33 in 10
June 74.1°F 53.0°F 63.6°F 4.48 in 12
July 79.0°F 58.0°F 68.5°F 4.86 in 10
August 76.3°F 55.0°F 65.7°F 3.15 in 9
September 68.5°F 46.6°F 57.5°F 2.94 in 10
October 52.2°F 33.3°F 42.8°F 2.53 in 1.2 in 9
November 36.3°F 19.5°F 27.9°F 0.82 in 5.3 in 5
December 22.8°F 6.5°F 14.6°F 0.83 in 10.4 in 7

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