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30-year climate normals

Red Lake County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

78.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of -2.9°F.

Red Lake County gets 24.33" of precipitation a year and 49.9" of snow, and 48% 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.

0° 20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 15.0° -2.9° 0.60" 10.1"
February 19.8° 0.2° 0.57" 8.6"
March 33.7° 15.0° 0.89" 7.8"
April 51.2° 30.1° 1.32" 3.8"
May 65.6° 43.1° 2.85" 0.1"
June 74.6° 54.6° 4.49" 0.0"
July 78.9° 58.4° 3.58" 0.0"
August 78.2° 55.8° 3.50" 0.0"
September 68.9° 46.9° 2.81" 0.0"
October 53.2° 33.8° 2.09" 1.5"
November 35.0° 19.3° 0.85" 5.6"
December 21.3° 5.6° 0.78" 12.4"

Rainfall by month

Red Lake County has a distinct wet season. 48% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.60"
February 0.57"
March 0.89"
April 1.32"
May 2.85"
June 4.49"
July 3.58"
August 3.50"
September 2.81"
October 2.09"
November 0.85"
December 0.78"
Annual total 24.33"

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 386
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 9,524
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $65
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $565

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 Red Lake County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Red Lake County?

Red Lake County averages a high of 78.9°F in July and a low of -2.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 24.33 inches, including 49.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Red Lake County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 48% 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 Red Lake County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 78.9°F. That drives 386 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Red Lake County?

Yes. Red Lake County averages 49.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station RED LAKE FALLS, MN US (USC00216787), 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.