Cromwell, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WRIGHT 3 E, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cromwell has an annual average temperature of 38°F with about 31.2 inches of precipitation per year and 59.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 76.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low -2.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.72 in) and January the driest (0.63 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,717
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

54 of 366 (14.8%) of Cromwell'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.

1960s
56
1970s
56
1980s
91
1990s
46
2000s
46
2010s
37
2020s
34

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 18.1°F -2.6°F 7.7°F 0.63 in 10.6 in 7
February 23.6°F 0.4°F 12.0°F 0.81 in 11.9 in 6
March 36.1°F 12.9°F 24.5°F 1.48 in 8.3 in 6
April 50.3°F 25.5°F 37.9°F 2.33 in 4.7 in 9
May 63.6°F 36.9°F 50.3°F 3.50 in 0.2 in 10
June 71.9°F 46.6°F 59.3°F 4.72 in 11
July 76.4°F 51.6°F 64.0°F 4.36 in 11
August 74.5°F 50.4°F 62.4°F 4.13 in 9
September 66.4°F 43.3°F 54.9°F 3.24 in 9
October 52.3°F 31.9°F 42.1°F 3.26 in 2.0 in 10
November 35.7°F 18.6°F 27.1°F 1.53 in 9.2 in 7
December 22.5°F 5.4°F 13.9°F 1.17 in 12.3 in 7

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