La Crescent, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LA CRESCENT DAM 7, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
La Crescent has an annual average temperature of 48.1°F with about 37.6 inches of precipitation per year and 37.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 11.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.44 in) and January the driest (1.17 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
Best time to visit La Crescent
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →141 of 366 (38.5%) of La Crescent'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.
| 1930s | 18 | |
| 1940s | 69 | |
| 1950s | 1 | |
| 1960s | 8 | |
| 1970s | 35 | |
| 1980s | 1 | |
| 1990s | 0 | |
| 2000s | 0 | |
| 2010s | 157 | |
| 2020s | 77 |
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 | 25.5°F | 11.7°F | 18.6°F | 1.17 in | 11.2 in | 8 |
| February | 30.1°F | 14.5°F | 22.3°F | 1.17 in | 8.4 in | 6 |
| March | 42.1°F | 27.0°F | 34.6°F | 1.93 in | 5.7 in | 8 |
| April | 56.9°F | 40.2°F | 48.6°F | 4.07 in | 1.6 in | 11 |
| May | 68.2°F | 51.5°F | 59.9°F | 5.07 in | — | 12 |
| June | 78.0°F | 62.6°F | 70.3°F | 5.44 in | — | 11 |
| July | 81.8°F | 66.8°F | 74.3°F | 4.21 in | — | 9 |
| August | 79.6°F | 64.5°F | 72.1°F | 4.31 in | — | 9 |
| September | 71.6°F | 55.8°F | 63.7°F | 3.87 in | — | 9 |
| October | 58.5°F | 44.4°F | 51.5°F | 2.97 in | 0.1 in | 9 |
| November | 43.0°F | 30.9°F | 37.0°F | 1.98 in | 1.2 in | 7 |
| December | 30.1°F | 19.3°F | 24.7°F | 1.44 in | 9.7 in | 8 |
Climate twins of La Crescent
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