Milan, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MILAN 1NW, MN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Milan has an annual average temperature of 45.9°F with about 27.4 inches of precipitation per year and 51 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 4.4°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.07 in) and February the driest (0.74 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,425
Cooling need
546

Best time to visit Milan

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

50 of 366 (13.7%) of Milan'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
24
1900s
17
1910s
10
1920s
16
1930s
80
1940s
23
1950s
13
1960s
11
1970s
16
1980s
39
1990s
22
2000s
31
2010s
27
2020s
37

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 23.9°F 4.4°F 14.1°F 0.77 in 9.5 in 6
February 28.9°F 8.7°F 18.8°F 0.74 in 10.1 in 5
March 42.1°F 22.1°F 32.1°F 1.44 in 9.2 in 6
April 58.7°F 34.7°F 46.7°F 2.50 in 6.0 in 9
May 72.4°F 47.4°F 59.9°F 3.14 in 0.1 in 10
June 81.4°F 58.0°F 69.7°F 3.89 in 11
July 84.9°F 61.2°F 73.0°F 4.07 in 9
August 82.4°F 58.7°F 70.5°F 3.71 in 8
September 76.0°F 50.3°F 63.2°F 2.77 in 8
October 60.8°F 37.5°F 49.2°F 2.43 in 1.2 in 8
November 43.0°F 24.0°F 33.5°F 1.14 in 6.3 in 5
December 29.0°F 10.9°F 20.0°F 0.77 in 8.6 in 5

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