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30-year climate normals

Faribault County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 4.6°F.

Faribault County gets 34.51" of precipitation a year and 40.1" of snow, and 43% 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 23.9° 4.6° 0.71" 8.5"
February 28.6° 9.7° 0.73" 8.6"
March 41.0° 23.1° 1.65" 5.8"
April 56.2° 35.0° 3.39" 2.9"
May 68.9° 47.9° 4.60" 0.4"
June 78.9° 58.7° 5.45" 0.0"
July 82.2° 61.8° 4.86" 0.0"
August 79.5° 59.6° 4.13" 0.0"
September 73.5° 51.3° 3.72" 0.0"
October 59.7° 37.6° 2.50" 0.4"
November 43.1° 24.4° 1.66" 2.6"
December 29.4° 12.2° 1.11" 10.9"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 43% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.71"
February 0.73"
March 1.65"
April 3.39"
May 4.60"
June 5.45"
July 4.86"
August 4.13"
September 3.72"
October 2.50"
November 1.66"
December 1.11"
Annual total 34.51"

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 668
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,753
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $113
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $460

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 Faribault County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Faribault County?

Faribault County averages a high of 82.2°F in July and a low of 4.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 34.51 inches, including 40.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Faribault County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 43% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Faribault County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.2°F. That drives 668 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Faribault County?

Yes. Faribault County averages 40.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WELLS, MN US (USC00218808), 11.6 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.