Nicollet, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW ULM 3SE, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Nicollet has an annual average temperature of 44.2°F with about 32.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.07 in) and January the driest (0.84 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,848
Cooling need
372

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

225 of 366 (61.5%) of Nicollet'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.

2010s
265
2020s
101

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 23.0°F 3.6°F 13.3°F 0.84 in
February 27.4°F 6.6°F 17.0°F 0.92 in
March 39.9°F 20.3°F 30.1°F 1.83 in
April 55.7°F 33.1°F 44.4°F 3.09 in
May 68.2°F 46.0°F 57.1°F 4.54 in
June 78.1°F 56.8°F 67.5°F 5.07 in
July 81.4°F 60.5°F 71.0°F 3.91 in
August 79.3°F 58.4°F 68.9°F 4.13 in
September 72.9°F 49.5°F 61.2°F 3.24 in
October 58.9°F 36.3°F 47.6°F 2.59 in
November 42.3°F 23.2°F 32.8°F 1.57 in
December 28.2°F 11.5°F 19.9°F 1.11 in

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