Cottonwood, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MARSHALL, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Cottonwood has an annual average temperature of 45.1°F with about 28.9 inches of precipitation per year and 43.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.10 in) and January the driest (0.86 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Cottonwood
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →68 of 366 (18.6%) of Cottonwood'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 | 44 | |
| 1940s | 33 | |
| 1950s | 31 | |
| 1960s | 29 | |
| 1970s | 21 | |
| 1980s | 49 | |
| 1990s | 30 | |
| 2000s | 39 | |
| 2010s | 40 | |
| 2020s | 50 |
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 | 24.5°F | 3.6°F | 14.0°F | 0.86 in | 6.6 in | 5 |
| February | 29.0°F | 7.5°F | 18.3°F | 0.87 in | 8.1 in | 5 |
| March | 41.2°F | 19.5°F | 30.3°F | 1.60 in | 7.6 in | 6 |
| April | 56.8°F | 32.2°F | 44.5°F | 2.79 in | 4.9 in | 9 |
| May | 70.1°F | 46.1°F | 58.1°F | 3.66 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| June | 80.6°F | 57.2°F | 68.9°F | 4.10 in | — | 11 |
| July | 84.7°F | 61.0°F | 72.9°F | 3.78 in | — | 8 |
| August | 82.2°F | 58.6°F | 70.4°F | 3.61 in | — | 8 |
| September | 75.3°F | 49.5°F | 62.4°F | 3.06 in | — | 7 |
| October | 60.2°F | 36.0°F | 48.1°F | 2.29 in | 0.8 in | 8 |
| November | 43.3°F | 22.5°F | 32.9°F | 1.26 in | 5.3 in | 5 |
| December | 29.6°F | 10.1°F | 19.9°F | 1.02 in | 10.1 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Cottonwood
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