Fountain, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fountain has an annual average temperature of 43.8°F with about 36.8 inches of precipitation per year and 42.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.95 in) and January the driest (1.09 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,887
Cooling need
240

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of Fountain'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.

1950s
51
1960s
53
1970s
26
1980s
62
1990s
37
2000s
38
2010s
52
2020s
47

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 23.6°F 4.1°F 13.8°F 1.09 in 11.0 in 8
February 28.2°F 8.0°F 18.1°F 1.18 in 8.2 in 7
March 40.9°F 20.6°F 30.7°F 2.00 in 7.5 in 9
April 55.4°F 32.1°F 43.7°F 3.84 in 2.5 in 11
May 67.6°F 43.7°F 55.7°F 4.52 in 0.3 in 14
June 77.7°F 54.0°F 65.9°F 5.95 in 13
July 81.1°F 58.2°F 69.6°F 4.17 in 11
August 79.3°F 55.7°F 67.5°F 4.29 in 10
September 72.5°F 47.3°F 59.9°F 3.68 in 10
October 58.8°F 34.6°F 46.7°F 2.73 in 0.3 in 10
November 42.7°F 23.2°F 33.0°F 1.89 in 2.6 in 7
December 29.4°F 11.7°F 20.5°F 1.44 in 9.8 in 9

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