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30-year climate normals

Crow Wing County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of -0.1°F.

Crow Wing County gets 24.53" of precipitation a year, and 47% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

0° 20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low Precip
January 21.4° -0.1° 0.47"
February 26.8° 4.1° 0.36"
March 39.8° 17.5° 0.97"
April 54.5° 30.5° 1.60"
May 67.9° 42.7° 3.27"
June 77.1° 53.2° 4.03"
July 81.5° 57.7° 4.35"
August 79.2° 55.3° 3.06"
September 70.5° 46.9° 2.60"
October 55.6° 35.2° 2.37"
November 39.5° 21.6° 0.90"
December 26.0° 7.6° 0.55"

Rainfall by month

Crow Wing County has a distinct wet season. 47% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.47"
February 0.36"
March 0.97"
April 1.60"
May 3.27"
June 4.03"
July 4.35"
August 3.06"
September 2.60"
October 2.37"
November 0.90"
December 0.55"
Annual total 24.53"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 413
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,695
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $70
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $516

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Crow Wing County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Crow Wing County?

Crow Wing County averages a high of 81.5°F in July and a low of -0.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 24.53 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Crow Wing County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 47% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Crow Wing County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.5°F. That drives 413 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Crow Wing County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Crow Wing County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BRAINERD CROW WING CO AP, MN US (USW00094938), 6.7 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Minnesota residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.