Douglas, MN climate
Douglas has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Douglas feels like
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Douglas weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 7° | 0.9" | 10.5" | 6 | 4° – 28° |
| February | 28° | 10° | 0.9" | 6.4" | 5 | 7° – 31° |
| March | 41° | 23° | 1.8" | 8.0" | 6 | 23° – 48° |
| April | 56° | 35° | 3.0" | 1.8" | 8 | 35° – 53° |
| May | 68° | 47° | 4.3" | 0 | 11 | 53° – 66° |
| June | 78° | 58° | 5.2" | 0 | 11 | 64° – 72° |
| July | 82° | 62° | 4.2" | 0 | 10 | 65° – 78° |
| August | 80° | 60° | 4.6" | 0 | 9 | 65° – 74° |
| September | 72° | 52° | 3.5" | 0 | 8 | 54° – 67° |
| October | 58° | 38° | 2.7" | 0.3" | 7 | 42° – 54° |
| November | 42° | 26° | 1.7" | 7.0" | 6 | 23° – 46° |
| December | 28° | 14° | 1.2" | 7.0" | 6 | 7° – 31° |
| Year | 55° | 36° | 33.9" | 41.0" | 94 |
“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 and snow in Douglas
Douglas gets 34 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 94 days a year.
About 173 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 23 and the first one by October 14. That leaves about 173 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 57% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Douglas
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Douglas, 92% of that work is heating and 8% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
Douglas and its neighbors
Douglas borders 6 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Cannon Falls has both the coldest January nights (6°) and the hottest July afternoons (82°). Douglas’s January low is 7° and its July high 82°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Douglas compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Douglas averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.2°). The shift is larger than in 54% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Douglas’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 23° to 48°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Douglas’s climate
What is the coldest month in Douglas?
January, with a typical high of 23° and a low of 7°.
What is the hottest month in Douglas?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 62°. About 11 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Douglas get?
About 41 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Douglas?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 14, and the last spring frost by April 23.
What is the rainiest month in Douglas?
June, with 5.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 34 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Douglas itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Farmington 3 Nw, MN (16 mi, snow) and Red Wing Dam 3, MN (13 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.