Grand Marais, MN

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Grand Marais has an annual average temperature of 38.3°F with about 25.7 inches of precipitation per year and 50.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 69.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.55 in) and February the driest (0.72 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,624
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Grand Marais'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
0
1910s
58
1920s
39
1930s
33
1940s
26
1950s
23
1960s
22
1970s
19
1980s
25
1990s
25
2000s
51
2010s
26
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 21.4°F 5.7°F 13.5°F 0.99 in 15.6 in 7
February 24.7°F 7.7°F 16.2°F 0.72 in 8.7 in 5
March 33.3°F 17.9°F 25.6°F 0.95 in 6.0 in 5
April 43.5°F 28.7°F 36.1°F 1.84 in 3.3 in 7
May 53.4°F 37.4°F 45.4°F 2.61 in 9
June 61.2°F 44.0°F 52.6°F 3.55 in 11
July 69.2°F 51.7°F 60.4°F 3.39 in 10
August 69.5°F 54.0°F 61.8°F 2.56 in 9
September 61.9°F 47.3°F 54.6°F 2.83 in 10
October 49.7°F 36.4°F 43.0°F 3.04 in 0.1 in 9
November 36.6°F 24.4°F 30.5°F 1.81 in 3.8 in 7
December 26.3°F 12.6°F 19.5°F 1.46 in 13.4 in 7

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