McGrath, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ISLE 12N, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

McGrath has an annual average temperature of 41°F with about 28.8 inches of precipitation per year and 43.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low -0.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and January the driest (0.60 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
59.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,784
Cooling need
138

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of McGrath'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.

1960s
53
1970s
53
1980s
77
1990s
41
2000s
60
2010s
60
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 18.7°F -0.5°F 9.1°F 0.60 in 10.1 in 5
February 24.2°F 2.9°F 13.5°F 0.71 in 7.2 in 5
March 37.0°F 16.5°F 26.7°F 1.35 in 8.6 in 6
April 51.1°F 30.3°F 40.7°F 2.51 in 2.4 in 7
May 64.6°F 43.0°F 53.8°F 3.12 in 0.4 in 10
June 73.8°F 52.9°F 63.3°F 4.30 in 10
July 78.4°F 58.1°F 68.2°F 4.35 in 10
August 76.6°F 56.3°F 66.4°F 3.85 in 9
September 68.6°F 48.5°F 58.5°F 2.95 in 8
October 54.1°F 36.0°F 45.1°F 2.80 in 1.1 in 8
November 37.6°F 22.8°F 30.2°F 1.54 in 4.9 in 6
December 23.9°F 8.6°F 16.3°F 0.74 in 8.4 in 6

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