North Branch, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WILD RVR SP, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

North Branch has an annual average temperature of 42.5°F with about 32.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -0.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.22 in) and January the driest (0.83 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,325
Cooling need
219

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

120 of 366 (32.8%) of North Branch'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.

1990s
58
2000s
113
2010s
117
2020s
78

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 22.3°F -0.1°F 11.1°F 0.83 in 6
February 27.3°F 3.5°F 15.4°F 1.01 in 5
March 40.4°F 17.4°F 28.9°F 1.55 in 7
April 55.3°F 30.0°F 42.7°F 2.98 in 9
May 68.5°F 42.5°F 55.5°F 4.02 in 12
June 77.6°F 52.4°F 65.0°F 4.19 in 13
July 82.1°F 57.6°F 69.8°F 4.22 in 11
August 79.9°F 55.2°F 67.5°F 4.01 in 10
September 71.6°F 46.9°F 59.2°F 3.48 in 10
October 57.3°F 33.9°F 45.6°F 3.21 in 9
November 40.7°F 21.7°F 31.2°F 1.62 in 6
December 27.4°F 8.4°F 17.9°F 1.27 in 7

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