Lakefield, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAKEFIELD 2NE, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Lakefield
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Lakefield
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).