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Ely, Minnesota climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Ely has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 79°F, while the coldest is January averaging around −7°F at night. Precipitation totals about 31 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 4.8 inches while February barely receives 0.79 inches. Snowfall is heavy (65 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 79°F in July.

About 6 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −7°F in January.

About 178 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Moderate rainfall

About 31 in of rain a year, plus 65 in of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

−2.1 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Ely climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	15	23	36	51	65	75	79	78	68	52	35	21
Avg temp (°F)	4	9	23	38	52	62	66	65	56	42	27	12
Avg low (°F)	−7	−5	10	25	38	49	53	52	44	32	19	3
Precipitation (in)	1.1	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.0	4.2	4.5	3.4	4.8	2.9	1.7	1.3
Snowfall (in)	13.8	9.3	8.4	7.7	0.3	—	—	—	—	2.1	9.8	13.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	15	23	36	51	65	75
Avg temp (°F)	4	9	23	38	52	62
Avg low (°F)	−7	−5	10	25	38	49
Precipitation (in)	1.1	0.8	1.3	2.3	3.0	4.2
Snowfall (in)	13.8	9.3	8.4	7.7	0.3	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	79	78	68	52	35	21
Avg temp (°F)	66	65	56	42	27	12
Avg low (°F)	53	52	44	32	19	3
Precipitation (in)	4.5	3.4	4.8	2.9	1.7	1.3
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	2.1	9.8	13.2

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	8	8	12	13	11	10	11	12	9	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.8	3	2	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	27	24	27	20	8	0.3	—	0.1	2	15	25	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	4	3	3	2	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.8	3	5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	8	8	8	12	13
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.8
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	27	24	27	20	8	0.3
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	4	3	3	2	0.1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	11	10	11	12	9	11
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	3	2	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	0.1	2	15	25	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	0.8	3	5

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	69	66	67	70	72	71	63	62	66	72	75	72
Relative humidity (%)	97	96	84	72	71	73	73	71	73	79	85	93
Wind speed (mph)	1.9	2.2	2.1	1.6	0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	69	66	67	70	72	71
Relative humidity (%)	97	96	84	72	71	73
Wind speed (mph)	1.9	2.2	2.1	1.6	0.9	0.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	63	62	66	72	75	72
Relative humidity (%)	73	71	73	79	85	93
Wind speed (mph)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	1.1	1.5

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Ely (NOAA GHCN station USC00212543), about 2 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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