Minnesota City, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WINONA DAM 5 A, MN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Minnesota City has an annual average temperature of 46.7°F with about 34.4 inches of precipitation per year and 37.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.83 in) and February the driest (1.02 in). Snow typically falls from November through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
56.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,089
Cooling need
519

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

91 of 366 (24.9%) of Minnesota City'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.

1930s
10
1940s
39
1950s
0
1960s
1
1970s
13
1980s
6
1990s
80
2000s
87
2010s
66
2020s
64

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 25.0°F 8.0°F 16.5°F 1.06 in 9.8 in 9
February 30.2°F 11.1°F 20.7°F 1.02 in 9.3 in 8
March 42.3°F 23.8°F 33.0°F 1.91 in 5.7 in 9
April 56.4°F 36.5°F 46.5°F 3.65 in 1.6 in 12
May 68.7°F 48.0°F 58.4°F 4.14 in 0.2 in 13
June 78.4°F 58.6°F 68.5°F 4.83 in 12
July 82.5°F 63.0°F 72.8°F 4.11 in 10
August 80.6°F 61.4°F 71.0°F 4.55 in 9
September 73.2°F 53.6°F 63.4°F 3.57 in 10
October 59.4°F 41.4°F 50.4°F 2.53 in 0.1 in 10
November 43.5°F 29.2°F 36.3°F 1.85 in 1.4 in 8
December 30.7°F 16.3°F 23.5°F 1.22 in 9.5 in 9

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