Willow River, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MOOSE LAKE 1 SSE, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Willow River has an annual average temperature of 41.4°F with about 31.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.7°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.80 in) and January the driest (0.79 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,682
Cooling need
177

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

15 of 366 (4.1%) of Willow River'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.

1910s
18
1920s
2
1930s
43
1940s
47
1950s
40
1960s
39
1970s
26
1980s
49
1990s
39
2000s
27
2010s
34
2020s
2

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 19.8°F 0.7°F 10.3°F 0.79 in 6
February 25.3°F 4.3°F 14.8°F 0.92 in 5
March 37.7°F 17.4°F 27.5°F 1.39 in 6
April 52.1°F 29.9°F 41.0°F 2.57 in 8
May 65.7°F 41.0°F 53.3°F 3.42 in 11
June 75.1°F 50.7°F 62.9°F 4.75 in 12
July 80.2°F 57.3°F 68.8°F 4.80 in 10
August 78.0°F 56.2°F 67.1°F 3.73 in 9
September 68.9°F 48.2°F 58.6°F 3.18 in 9
October 54.1°F 35.8°F 45.0°F 3.10 in 10
November 38.0°F 22.8°F 30.4°F 1.68 in 7
December 24.7°F 8.9°F 16.8°F 1.17 in 7

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