Climate · Bloomer

Bloomer, MN climate

Bloomer has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -3°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
81°
1331st coolest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
January low
-3°
283rd coldest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
Rain + melted snow
22 in
22nd driest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
Snow a winter
44 in
825th least snowy of 2,448 Minnesota towns
A normal year

What a year in Bloomer feels like

Winter

19° / 1°
Typical high / low · 14 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

51° / 29°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 15

Summer

79° / 55°
Typical high / low · 9 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

53° / 33°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 26
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Bloomer weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January15°-3°0.6" 9.0"628 -8° – 22°
February20°1°0.5" 7.2"625 -1° – 26°
March34°16°0.8" 6.7"519 14° – 38°
April52°30°1.2" 2.7"54 32° – 50°
May67°42°3.0" 0.1"90 48° – 61°
June77°53°4.0" 0110 60° – 70°
July81°57°3.4" 090 61° – 75°
August80°55°2.7" 080 60° – 71°
September70°46°2.4" 070 52° – 65°
October54°34°1.8" 1.5"71 35° – 49°
November35°19°0.9" 5.5"68 14° – 40°
December21°5°0.8" 10.9"722 -1° – 24°
Year50°30°22.2"43.6"86105

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Bloomer

Bloomer gets 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 86 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 105 days of the year.

22 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 86% of U.S. towns
44 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 75% of U.S. towns
105 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 92% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.0"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
11"
Frost & the growing season

About 134 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 15 and the first one by September 26. That leaves about 134 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 93% of U.S. towns.

194
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
58
nights below 0° in a normal year
9
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Bloomer

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Bloomer, 96% of that work is heating and 4% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

96%heating
9,613 heating degree daysMore heating than 98% of U.S. towns
375 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 87% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Around Bloomer

Bloomer and its neighbors

Bloomer borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.4°. Parker has the coldest January nights (-3°) and Big Woods the hottest July afternoons (81°). Bloomer’s January low is -3° and its July high 81°.

Fork: January low -3°, July high 81°Tamarac: January low -3°, July high 81°Donnelly: January low -3°, July high 81°Warrenton: January low -3°, July high 81°Alma: January low -3°, July high 81°Pulaski: January low -3°, July high 81°Acton: January low -3°, July high 81°Oak Park: January low -3°, July high 81°Sandsville: January low -3°, July high 81°Parker: January low -3°, July high 81°Middle River: January low -3°, July high 81°Big Woods: January low -3°, July high 81°Vega: January low -3°, July high 81°Bloomer: January low -3°, July high 81° BloomerParkerMiddle RiverBig WoodsVega
ColderMilder-3° to -3°
Parker-3.2° −0.1°
Middle River-3.2° −0.1°
Bloomer-3.1°
Big Woods-3.0° +0.1°
Vega-2.8° +0.3°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Bloomer compares

Summer heat81° July high
Cooler than 82% of U.S. towns1331st coolest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
Winter cold-3° January low
Colder than 99% of U.S. towns283rd coldest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
Precipitation22" a year
Drier than 86% of U.S. towns22nd driest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
Snow44" a winter
Snowier than 75% of U.S. towns825th least snowy of 2,448 Minnesota towns
Growing season134 frost-free days
Shorter than 93% of U.S. towns432nd shortest of 2,672 Minnesota towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.8°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Bloomer averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.1°). The shift is larger than in 89% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+3.7° now 10°, was 6°
🌷 Spring+1.3° now 40°, was 39°
☀️ Summer+1.1° now 67°, was 66°
🍂 Fall+1.3° now 43°, was 42°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Bloomer’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -8° to 22°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Bloomer’s climate

What is the coldest month in Bloomer?

January, with a typical high of 15° and a low of -3°.

What is the hottest month in Bloomer?

July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 57°. About 9 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Bloomer get?

About 44 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Bloomer?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 26, and the last spring frost by May 15.

What is the rainiest month in Bloomer?

June, with 4.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Bloomer itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Argyle, MN (6 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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