Tower, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TOWER 2S, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Tower has an annual average temperature of 36.9°F with about 28.2 inches of precipitation per year and 68.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 77.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low -7.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.31 in) and February the driest (0.75 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Tower
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →39 of 366 (10.7%) of Tower'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.
| 1890s | 27 | |
| 1900s | 32 | |
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 8 | |
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 18 | |
| 1970s | 37 | |
| 1980s | 49 | |
| 1990s | 75 | |
| 2000s | 63 | |
| 2010s | 30 | |
| 2020s | 27 |
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 | 16.8°F | -7.0°F | 4.9°F | 0.76 in | 13.4 in | 7 |
| February | 23.1°F | -4.9°F | 9.1°F | 0.75 in | 10.8 in | 7 |
| March | 36.3°F | 9.2°F | 22.7°F | 0.91 in | 7.9 in | 6 |
| April | 49.6°F | 24.3°F | 37.0°F | 1.85 in | 8.0 in | 8 |
| May | 63.3°F | 36.4°F | 49.9°F | 3.01 in | 0.4 in | 12 |
| June | 72.7°F | 46.7°F | 59.7°F | 3.96 in | — | 13 |
| July | 77.1°F | 51.0°F | 64.0°F | 4.31 in | — | 13 |
| August | 75.5°F | 48.3°F | 61.9°F | 3.46 in | — | 10 |
| September | 66.6°F | 41.5°F | 54.0°F | 3.92 in | — | 12 |
| October | 51.4°F | 30.6°F | 41.0°F | 2.75 in | 2.4 in | 10 |
| November | 35.0°F | 17.9°F | 26.4°F | 1.55 in | 11.0 in | 9 |
| December | 22.0°F | 3.1°F | 12.5°F | 0.95 in | 14.8 in | 8 |
Climate twins of Tower
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