Minnesota Climate

How Minnesota's latest month ranks since 1895, the normals at its main weather stations, and the climate page for every town.

How Minnesota is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Minnesota: 67.3°F (+0.5 °F against 1991-2020), the 45th warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Minnesota: 2.07 in (-1.47 in against 1991-2020), the 15th driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Minnesota: 45.4°F (+1.6 °F against 1991-2020), the 15th warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Minnesota: 16.17 in (-4.41 in against 1991-2020), the 19th driest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 72.1°F in 1947
Coolest August: 60.9°F in 2004
Wettest August: 6.80 in in 1900
Driest August: 1.11 in in 1930

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Alexandria Muni AP	51.5°F	33.5°F	24.09 in		May 2	October 8
Baudette Intl AP	48.7°F	28.1°F	23.18 in		May 15	September 26
Brainerd Crow Wing CO AP	53.3°F	31.0°F	24.53 in		May 13	September 27
Duluth	50.0°F	31.1°F	31.18 in	90.2 in	May 13	October 1
Goodridge 12 Nnw	48.5°F	26.8°F	24.32 in		May 20	September 17
Grand Marais	47.5°F	31.5°F	25.92 in		May 22	October 9
Hibbing Chisholm Hibbing AP	48.6°F	25.1°F	24.76 in		June 5	September 8
Intl Falls Intl AP	48.9°F	25.9°F	25.37 in	73.0 in	May 29	September 13
Minneapolis/st Paul AP	55.4°F	38.4°F	31.62 in	51.2 in	April 23	October 18
Mpls Crystal AP	55.5°F	36.1°F	30.71 in		April 30	October 8
Mpls Flying Cloud AP	55.9°F	37.4°F	30.64 in		April 23	October 14
Park Rapids Muni AP	51.2°F	29.5°F	23.86 in		May 14	September 25
Redwood Falls Muni AP	55.5°F	35.2°F	28.01 in		April 30	October 4
Rochester Intl AP	54.0°F	35.6°F	34.67 in	53.1 in	April 30	October 6
Sandstone 6 W	51.7°F	31.1°F	33.34 in		May 13	September 29
St Cloud Rgnl AP	53.1°F	32.7°F	28.49 in	47.9 in	May 7	September 30
St Paul Downtown AP	55.2°F	37.7°F	29.20 in		April 24	October 16

Frost dates at every station in Minnesota

Counties

Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.