Cost to Own
United States › Minnesota › Nicollet County › Climate Station NEW ULM 3SE, MN US Distance 9.2 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Nicollet County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 3.6°F.

Nicollet County gets 32.84" of precipitation a year, and 41% 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 Precip
January 23.0° 3.6° 0.84"
February 27.4° 6.6° 0.92"
March 39.9° 20.3° 1.83"
April 55.7° 33.1° 3.09"
May 68.2° 46.0° 4.54"
June 78.1° 56.8° 5.07"
July 81.4° 60.5° 3.91"
August 79.3° 58.4° 4.13"
September 72.9° 49.5° 3.24"
October 58.9° 36.3° 2.59"
November 42.3° 23.2° 1.57"
December 28.2° 11.5° 1.11"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 41% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.84"
February 0.92"
March 1.83"
April 3.09"
May 4.54"
June 5.07"
July 3.91"
August 4.13"
September 3.24"
October 2.59"
November 1.57"
December 1.11"
Annual total 32.84"

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 542
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,077
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $92
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $479

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 Nicollet County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Nicollet County?

Nicollet County averages a high of 81.4°F in July and a low of 3.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 32.84 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Nicollet County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 41% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Nicollet County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.4°F. That drives 542 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Nicollet County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Nicollet County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station NEW ULM 3SE, MN US (USC00215888), 9.2 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.