Detroit Lakes, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DETROIT LAKES 1 NNE, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Detroit Lakes has an annual average temperature of 40.1°F with about 29.5 inches of precipitation per year and 47.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low -3.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and February the driest (0.66 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
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All-time records →29 of 366 (7.9%) of Detroit Lakes'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 | 15 | |
| 1900s | 19 | |
| 1910s | 32 | |
| 1920s | 39 | |
| 1930s | 54 | |
| 1940s | 21 | |
| 1950s | 17 | |
| 1960s | 14 | |
| 1970s | 13 | |
| 1980s | 34 | |
| 1990s | 25 | |
| 2000s | 36 | |
| 2010s | 28 | |
| 2020s | 19 |
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 | 17.2°F | -3.6°F | 6.8°F | 0.82 in | 8.3 in | 6 |
| February | 22.7°F | 0.2°F | 11.5°F | 0.66 in | 9.4 in | 7 |
| March | 35.5°F | 15.4°F | 25.4°F | 0.96 in | 7.7 in | 7 |
| April | 52.0°F | 29.1°F | 40.6°F | 2.03 in | 5.3 in | 8 |
| May | 66.4°F | 42.4°F | 54.4°F | 3.73 in | — | 12 |
| June | 75.5°F | 53.1°F | 64.3°F | 4.90 in | — | 13 |
| July | 79.2°F | 57.5°F | 68.3°F | 4.35 in | — | 11 |
| August | 77.7°F | 55.3°F | 66.5°F | 3.26 in | — | 9 |
| September | 69.5°F | 46.3°F | 57.9°F | 3.55 in | — | 10 |
| October | 53.1°F | 33.5°F | 43.3°F | 2.84 in | 1.1 in | 10 |
| November | 36.7°F | 19.2°F | 27.9°F | 1.37 in | 4.8 in | 7 |
| December | 22.4°F | 5.6°F | 14.0°F | 0.98 in | 11.0 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Detroit Lakes
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