Lakefield, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAKEFIELD 2NE, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lakefield has an annual average temperature of 44°F with about 30.5 inches of precipitation per year and 48.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.48 in) and January the driest (0.62 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,920
Cooling need
348

Best time to visit Lakefield

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

141 of 366 (38.5%) of Lakefield'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.

1940s
0
1950s
0
1990s
43
2000s
125
2010s
94
2020s
104

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 22.0°F 4.7°F 13.4°F 0.62 in 9.2 in 7
February 26.7°F 8.4°F 17.6°F 0.67 in 9.3 in 7
March 39.4°F 20.7°F 30.0°F 1.53 in 7.8 in 8
April 54.9°F 32.5°F 43.7°F 3.03 in 5.4 in 11
May 67.9°F 45.8°F 56.9°F 4.48 in 0.3 in 14
June 78.2°F 56.9°F 67.5°F 4.47 in 12
July 81.4°F 60.3°F 70.9°F 4.16 in 9
August 78.9°F 57.5°F 68.2°F 4.10 in 10
September 72.7°F 48.9°F 60.8°F 3.11 in 8
October 58.7°F 35.9°F 47.3°F 2.28 in 1.1 in 8
November 41.6°F 22.5°F 32.0°F 1.24 in 5.2 in 6
December 27.5°F 11.0°F 19.3°F 0.79 in 10.2 in 7

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