Leonidas, MN

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Leonidas has an annual average temperature of 38.9°F with about 27.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 77.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low -1.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.25 in) and February the driest (0.70 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,453
Cooling need
42

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

105 of 366 (28.7%) of Leonidas'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.

1980s
47
1990s
83
2000s
94
2010s
68
2020s
74

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 16.5°F -1.5°F 7.5°F 0.77 in 10
February 22.1°F 1.7°F 11.9°F 0.70 in 8
March 35.3°F 14.3°F 24.8°F 1.16 in 7
April 49.0°F 27.6°F 38.3°F 1.95 in 8
May 63.1°F 40.7°F 51.9°F 3.00 in 12
June 72.3°F 51.1°F 61.7°F 4.25 in 14
July 77.2°F 55.6°F 66.4°F 3.92 in 11
August 75.5°F 53.8°F 64.6°F 3.49 in 10
September 66.0°F 45.3°F 55.7°F 3.44 in 12
October 50.9°F 33.4°F 42.2°F 2.55 in 11
November 34.5°F 19.9°F 27.2°F 1.35 in 10
December 21.8°F 6.4°F 14.1°F 1.00 in 12

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