Elizabeth, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Elizabeth has an annual average temperature of 41.9°F with about 26.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low -0.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and December the driest (0.71 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,616
Cooling need
309

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Elizabeth'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
13
1900s
15
1910s
13
1920s
58
1930s
94
1940s
33
1950s
32
1960s
17
1970s
10
1980s
28
1990s
27
2000s
26
2010s
0

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 18.4°F -0.4°F 9.0°F 1.29 in 4
February 22.3°F 3.2°F 12.7°F 0.83 in 3
March 35.6°F 18.1°F 26.9°F 1.15 in 4
April 52.9°F 31.8°F 42.3°F 2.00 in 4
May 66.8°F 45.0°F 55.9°F 3.86 in 8
June 76.3°F 56.3°F 66.3°F 4.35 in 10
July 80.8°F 60.7°F 70.8°F 3.28 in 8
August 79.4°F 57.1°F 68.2°F 2.95 in 6
September 70.8°F 48.9°F 59.8°F 3.04 in 6
October 55.7°F 35.1°F 45.4°F 2.37 in 6
November 38.0°F 21.4°F 29.7°F 1.04 in 5
December 24.4°F 7.9°F 16.1°F 0.71 in 4

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