Hoyt Lakes, MN climate
Hoyt Lakes has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to -5°, and about 84 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Hoyt Lakes feels like
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Hoyt 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 | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16° | -5° | 0.9" | 17.4" | 9 | 31 | -6° – 20° |
| February | 23° | -1° | 0.9" | 13.5" | 8 | 28 | -1° – 28° |
| March | 36° | 12° | 1.1" | 10.1" | 8 | 27 | 14° – 38° |
| April | 50° | 25° | 2.0" | 11.8" | 9 | 11 | 30° – 45° |
| May | 64° | 38° | 3.1" | 0.5" | 13 | 0 | 45° – 57° |
| June | 73° | 48° | 4.2" | 0 | 14 | 0 | 56° – 66° |
| July | 78° | 52° | 4.0" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 58° – 70° |
| August | 76° | 50° | 3.4" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 57° – 67° |
| September | 66° | 43° | 3.6" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47° – 60° |
| October | 51° | 32° | 2.8" | 3.3" | 11 | 2 | 34° – 46° |
| November | 34° | 18° | 1.6" | 10.3" | 9 | 12 | 16° – 37° |
| December | 22° | 4° | 1.2" | 17.0" | 10 | 29 | -1° – 22° |
| Year | 49° | 26° | 28.6" | 83.9" | 122 | 140 |
“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 Hoyt Lakes
Hoyt Lakes gets 29 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 122 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 140 days of the year.
A year-round growing season
Heating and cooling a home in Hoyt Lakes
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Hoyt Lakes, 99% of that work is heating and 1% 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.
Hoyt Lakes and its neighbors
Hoyt Lakes borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Waasa has the coldest January nights (-5°) and White the hottest July afternoons (78°). Hoyt Lakes’s January low is -5° and its July high 78°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Hoyt 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 Hoyt Lakes averaged 2.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in December (+4.0°). The shift is larger than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Hoyt Lakes’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -1° to 28°. August is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Hoyt Lakes’s climate
What is the coldest month in Hoyt Lakes?
January, with a typical high of 16° and a low of -5°.
What is the hottest month in Hoyt Lakes?
July, with a typical high of 78° and a low of 52°. About 1 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Hoyt Lakes get?
About 84 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Hoyt Lakes?
Frost is uncommon. Only 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Hoyt Lakes?
June, with 4.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 29 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Hoyt Lakes itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Babbitt, MN (12 mi, snow) and Embarrass, MN (7 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.