Rice Lake, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DULUTH, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Rice Lake has an annual average temperature of 40.6°F with about 31.2 inches of precipitation per year and 90.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.39 in) and January the driest (0.95 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Rice Lake
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →65 of 366 (17.8%) of Rice Lake'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.
| 1940s | 17 | |
| 1950s | 41 | |
| 1960s | 55 | |
| 1970s | 27 | |
| 1980s | 60 | |
| 1990s | 40 | |
| 2000s | 37 | |
| 2010s | 42 | |
| 2020s | 47 |
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 | 19.9°F | 2.4°F | 11.2°F | 0.95 in | 16.8 in | 10 |
| February | 24.8°F | 6.0°F | 15.4°F | 1.01 in | 15.1 in | 9 |
| March | 36.2°F | 17.8°F | 27.0°F | 1.46 in | 12.8 in | 10 |
| April | 49.2°F | 29.9°F | 39.5°F | 2.53 in | 9.1 in | 11 |
| May | 63.0°F | 41.0°F | 52.0°F | 3.37 in | 0.8 in | 13 |
| June | 72.1°F | 50.2°F | 61.2°F | 4.39 in | — | 12 |
| July | 77.7°F | 56.2°F | 67.0°F | 3.92 in | — | 12 |
| August | 75.8°F | 55.2°F | 65.5°F | 3.73 in | — | 11 |
| September | 67.2°F | 47.3°F | 57.2°F | 3.48 in | 0.1 in | 12 |
| October | 52.7°F | 35.6°F | 44.1°F | 2.91 in | 2.7 in | 12 |
| November | 37.1°F | 22.5°F | 29.8°F | 1.96 in | 14.1 in | 11 |
| December | 24.7°F | 9.6°F | 17.1°F | 1.47 in | 18.7 in | 11 |
Climate twins of Rice Lake
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