Rushmore, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WORTHINGTON 2 NNE, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Rushmore has an annual average temperature of 44.4°F with about 30.5 inches of precipitation per year and 45.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 5.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.24 in) and January the driest (0.71 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Rushmore
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →81 of 366 (22.1%) of Rushmore'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.
| 1970s | 45 | |
| 1980s | 85 | |
| 1990s | 50 | |
| 2000s | 67 | |
| 2010s | 55 | |
| 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 | 22.6°F | 5.3°F | 14.0°F | 0.71 in | 9.8 in | 8 |
| February | 27.3°F | 9.6°F | 18.4°F | 0.82 in | 10.9 in | 7 |
| March | 39.7°F | 21.2°F | 30.5°F | 1.46 in | 5.7 in | 8 |
| April | 55.1°F | 32.7°F | 43.9°F | 3.07 in | 4.4 in | 10 |
| May | 68.0°F | 45.8°F | 56.9°F | 4.09 in | 0.2 in | 14 |
| June | 78.4°F | 57.4°F | 67.9°F | 5.24 in | — | 13 |
| July | 82.0°F | 60.8°F | 71.4°F | 3.54 in | — | 9 |
| August | 79.4°F | 57.8°F | 68.6°F | 3.85 in | — | 10 |
| September | 72.9°F | 49.1°F | 61.0°F | 3.21 in | — | 9 |
| October | 58.9°F | 36.3°F | 47.6°F | 2.38 in | 1.0 in | 9 |
| November | 41.8°F | 23.2°F | 32.5°F | 1.27 in | 4.6 in | 6 |
| December | 27.9°F | 11.8°F | 19.8°F | 0.88 in | 8.6 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Rushmore
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).