Strathcona, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from AGASSIZ REFUGE, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Strathcona has an annual average temperature of 40.7°F with about 24.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low -3.2°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.04 in) and February the driest (0.53 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
63.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,009
Cooling need
267

Best time to visit Strathcona

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of Strathcona'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.

1950s
10
1960s
54
1970s
51
1980s
81
1990s
68
2000s
70
2010s
10
2020s
22

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 15.8°F -3.2°F 6.3°F 0.60 in 9
February 22.3°F 0.3°F 11.3°F 0.53 in 7
March 36.1°F 15.3°F 25.7°F 0.75 in 7
April 52.8°F 30.5°F 41.6°F 1.38 in 8
May 67.1°F 44.4°F 55.7°F 3.15 in 12
June 76.6°F 55.2°F 65.9°F 3.92 in 12
July 80.6°F 58.7°F 69.7°F 4.04 in 13
August 80.1°F 56.6°F 68.3°F 3.25 in 10
September 70.2°F 48.2°F 59.2°F 2.70 in 10
October 54.2°F 34.4°F 44.3°F 2.16 in 9
November 35.8°F 19.4°F 27.6°F 1.07 in 8
December 21.2°F 4.7°F 13.0°F 0.85 in 9

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