Watson, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MONTEVIDEO 1SW, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Watson has an annual average temperature of 43.5°F with about 29.5 inches of precipitation per year and 45.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and January the driest (0.67 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Watson
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →7 of 366 (1.9%) of Watson'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 | 21 | |
| 1900s | 19 | |
| 1910s | 31 | |
| 1920s | 32 | |
| 1930s | 67 | |
| 1940s | 23 | |
| 1950s | 18 | |
| 1960s | 22 | |
| 1970s | 24 | |
| 1980s | 45 | |
| 1990s | 21 | |
| 2000s | 23 | |
| 2010s | 20 |
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 | 21.9°F | 2.0°F | 11.9°F | 0.67 in | 8.0 in | 4 |
| February | 26.8°F | 5.4°F | 16.1°F | 0.76 in | 9.9 in | 4 |
| March | 39.3°F | 18.4°F | 28.8°F | 1.90 in | 7.9 in | 6 |
| April | 55.3°F | 31.7°F | 43.5°F | 2.48 in | 4.6 in | 8 |
| May | 68.8°F | 45.4°F | 57.1°F | 3.66 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| June | 78.5°F | 56.1°F | 67.3°F | 4.35 in | — | 11 |
| July | 82.2°F | 59.8°F | 71.0°F | 3.82 in | — | 9 |
| August | 80.1°F | 57.1°F | 68.6°F | 3.96 in | — | 7 |
| September | 73.5°F | 48.1°F | 60.8°F | 3.01 in | — | 8 |
| October | 59.0°F | 34.7°F | 46.9°F | 2.46 in | 0.4 in | 7 |
| November | 41.8°F | 21.1°F | 31.4°F | 1.56 in | 4.3 in | 4 |
| December | 27.6°F | 9.1°F | 18.3°F | 0.82 in | 10.3 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Watson
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).