Pillager, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GULL LAKE DAM, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pillager has an annual average temperature of 41.3°F with about 27.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 78.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low -1.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.36 in) and February the driest (0.60 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,769
Cooling need
240

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

52 of 366 (14.2%) of Pillager'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.

1910s
46
1940s
9
1950s
46
1960s
49
1970s
40
1980s
55
1990s
28
2000s
29
2010s
21
2020s
43

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 17.8°F -1.2°F 8.3°F 0.63 in 7
February 23.8°F 2.8°F 13.3°F 0.60 in 6
March 36.5°F 16.3°F 26.4°F 1.24 in 7
April 51.0°F 30.7°F 40.9°F 2.38 in 8
May 65.2°F 45.2°F 55.2°F 3.41 in 11
June 74.6°F 56.0°F 65.3°F 4.11 in 12
July 78.9°F 61.0°F 69.9°F 4.36 in 11
August 76.8°F 58.7°F 67.8°F 3.31 in 9
September 67.6°F 49.4°F 58.5°F 2.66 in 10
October 53.2°F 35.7°F 44.5°F 2.63 in 9
November 37.3°F 22.4°F 29.9°F 1.03 in 7
December 23.6°F 7.9°F 15.7°F 0.74 in 6

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