Darwin, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Darwin has an annual average temperature of 42.2°F with about 29.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low -0.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.58 in) and January the driest (0.78 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
60.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,511
Cooling need
309

Best time to visit Darwin

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

51 of 366 (13.9%) of Darwin'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.

1900s
2
1940s
37
1950s
30
1960s
55
1970s
39
1980s
59
1990s
49
2000s
26
2010s
30
2020s
39

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 20.1°F -0.2°F 10.0°F 0.78 in
February 24.8°F 3.6°F 14.2°F 0.78 in
March 37.4°F 16.9°F 27.2°F 1.48 in
April 53.3°F 31.6°F 42.5°F 2.65 in
May 66.5°F 44.8°F 55.6°F 3.72 in
June 76.8°F 56.0°F 66.4°F 4.58 in
July 81.2°F 60.2°F 70.7°F 3.81 in
August 78.7°F 57.7°F 68.2°F 4.08 in
September 71.1°F 48.3°F 59.7°F 3.04 in
October 56.4°F 34.2°F 45.3°F 2.56 in
November 39.7°F 20.9°F 30.3°F 1.35 in
December 25.5°F 7.4°F 16.5°F 0.95 in

Climate twins of Darwin

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