Fifty Lakes, MN climate
Fifty Lakes has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Fifty Lakes feels like
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Fifty Lakes 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 | 19° | 0° | 0.7" | 7.3" | 7 | -3° – 24° |
| February | 25° | 4° | 0.7" | 8.0" | 6 | 4° – 29° |
| March | 38° | 17° | 1.2" | 5.9" | 7 | 17° – 39° |
| April | 52° | 30° | 2.1" | 3.0" | 8 | 33° – 49° |
| May | 66° | 42° | 3.3" | 0.1" | 13 | 48° – 60° |
| June | 75° | 53° | 4.4" | 0 | 14 | 60° – 68° |
| July | 79° | 58° | 4.4" | 0 | 12 | 61° – 74° |
| August | 77° | 56° | 3.4" | 0 | 11 | 61° – 70° |
| September | 68° | 47° | 3.0" | 0 | 12 | 50° – 64° |
| October | 53° | 35° | 2.8" | 1.0" | 11 | 37° – 50° |
| November | 37° | 22° | 1.2" | 4.1" | 7 | 20° – 40° |
| December | 24° | 9° | 0.9" | 9.8" | 7 | 2° – 26° |
| Year | 51° | 31° | 27.9" | 39.2" | 112 |
“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 Fifty Lakes
Fifty Lakes gets 28 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 112 days a year.
About 152 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 6 and the first one by October 7. That leaves about 152 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 79% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Fifty Lakes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Fifty Lakes, 96% of that work is heating and 4% 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.
Fifty Lakes and its neighbors
Fifty Lakes borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.9°. Trelipe has the coldest January nights (-1°) and Crosslake the hottest July afternoons (80°). Fifty Lakes’s January low is 0° and its July high 79°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Fifty Lakes 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 Fifty Lakes averaged 2.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.6°). The shift is larger than in 98% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Fifty Lakes’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 -3° to 24°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Fifty Lakes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Fifty Lakes?
January, with a typical high of 19° and a low of 0°.
What is the hottest month in Fifty Lakes?
July, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 58°. About 5 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Fifty Lakes get?
About 39 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Fifty Lakes?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 7, and the last spring frost by May 6.
What is the rainiest month in Fifty Lakes?
June, with 4.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 28 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Fifty Lakes itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pine Rvr Dam, MN (7 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.