Caledonia, MN

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Caledonia has an annual average temperature of 45.5°F with about 38.3 inches of precipitation per year and 44.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (6.06 in) and January the driest (1.12 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,407
Cooling need
399

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

76 of 366 (20.8%) of Caledonia'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.

1890s
48
1900s
24
1910s
25
1940s
0
1950s
2
1960s
21
1970s
25
1980s
60
1990s
30
2000s
32
2010s
44
2020s
55

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 24.4°F 7.7°F 16.1°F 1.12 in 10.4 in 7
February 29.0°F 11.3°F 20.1°F 1.16 in 10.6 in 6
March 41.3°F 22.9°F 32.1°F 2.00 in 7.4 in 8
April 55.7°F 35.0°F 45.3°F 3.96 in 3.2 in 11
May 67.8°F 47.4°F 57.6°F 4.84 in 13
June 77.3°F 58.0°F 67.7°F 6.06 in 13
July 81.2°F 61.7°F 71.4°F 4.31 in 10
August 79.1°F 59.3°F 69.2°F 4.47 in 10
September 72.1°F 50.7°F 61.4°F 4.04 in 10
October 58.7°F 38.6°F 48.7°F 2.96 in 0.3 in 10
November 42.7°F 26.4°F 34.5°F 1.80 in 2.8 in 7
December 29.8°F 14.8°F 22.3°F 1.60 in 10.1 in 7

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