Fountain, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PRESTON, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Fountain
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Fountain
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