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30-year climate normals

Pope County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 1.5°F.

Pope County gets 26.44" of precipitation a year and 46.3" of snow, and 46% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

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 22.6° 1.5° 0.48" 10.6"
February 27.3° 5.2° 0.52" 8.9"
March 40.2° 18.6° 1.14" 7.6"
April 56.9° 30.9° 2.12" 2.9"
May 70.4° 43.5° 2.99" 0.0"
June 78.9° 53.6° 4.31" 0.0"
July 82.9° 57.9° 4.13" 0.0"
August 81.1° 55.5° 3.74" 0.0"
September 73.5° 47.2° 2.93" 0.0"
October 58.8° 34.2° 2.46" 0.6"
November 41.4° 20.8° 0.96" 5.3"
December 28.0° 8.2° 0.66" 10.4"

Rainfall by month

Pope County has a distinct wet season. 46% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.48"
February 0.52"
March 1.14"
April 2.12"
May 2.99"
June 4.31"
July 4.13"
August 3.74"
September 2.93"
October 2.46"
November 0.96"
December 0.66"
Annual total 26.44"

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 491
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,360
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $83
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $496

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 Pope County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Pope County?

Pope County averages a high of 82.9°F in July and a low of 1.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 26.44 inches, including 46.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Pope County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 46% 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 Pope County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.9°F. That drives 491 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Pope County?

Yes. Pope County averages 46.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station GLENWOOD 2WNW, MN US (USC00213174), 4.8 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.