Lancaster, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lancaster has an annual average temperature of 39.1°F with about 22.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 79.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low -4.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.24 in) and February the driest (0.47 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
63.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,483
Cooling need
162

Best time to visit Lancaster

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Lancaster'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.

1890s
3
1900s
39
1910s
35
1920s
23
1930s
57
1940s
24
1950s
50
1960s
21
1970s
20
1980s
44
1990s
17
2000s
0
2010s
11
2020s
22

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 13.1°F -4.1°F 4.5°F 0.53 in
February 17.7°F -0.4°F 8.6°F 0.47 in
March 31.6°F 15.8°F 23.7°F 0.72 in
April 50.1°F 30.0°F 40.1°F 1.14 in
May 66.3°F 42.7°F 54.5°F 3.00 in
June 75.8°F 53.7°F 64.7°F 4.24 in
July 79.4°F 57.4°F 68.4°F 3.49 in
August 78.6°F 55.5°F 67.0°F 2.58 in
September 68.7°F 45.8°F 57.2°F 2.57 in
October 51.7°F 33.4°F 42.6°F 1.85 in
November 33.9°F 18.5°F 26.2°F 0.93 in
December 19.0°F 4.6°F 11.8°F 0.79 in

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