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Moorhead, Minnesota climate

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental

Moorhead has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 82°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 0°F at night. Precipitation totals about 24 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 4.3 inches while February barely receives 0.69 inches. Winters bring significant snowfall (51 inches of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 82°F in July.

About 11 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near 0°F in January.

About 173 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Moderate rainfall

About 24 in of rain a year, plus 51 in of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+0.8 °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

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Moorhead climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	18	23	36	54	69	78	82	81	72	56	38	24
Avg temp (°F)	9	13	27	43	57	67	71	69	60	46	30	16
Avg low (°F)	0	4	18	32	44	56	59	57	48	35	21	8
Precipitation (in)	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.5	3.1	4.3	3.1	2.6	2.7	2.2	1.0	0.9
Snowfall (in)	10.3	8.1	9.2	4.1	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	6.8	11.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	18	23	36	54	69	78
Avg temp (°F)	9	13	27	43	57	67
Avg low (°F)	0	4	18	32	44	56
Precipitation (in)	0.7	0.7	1.3	1.5	3.1	4.3
Snowfall (in)	10.3	8.1	9.2	4.1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	82	81	72	56	38	24
Avg temp (°F)	71	69	60	46	30	16
Avg low (°F)	59	57	48	35	21	8
Precipitation (in)	3.1	2.6	2.7	2.2	1.0	0.9
Snowfall (in)	—	—	—	1.2	6.8	11.7

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	7	8	8	11	12	10	9	9	9	8	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.9	2	4	3	1	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	31	28	27	16	3	—	—	—	0.9	12	26	31
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	3	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	2	3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	7	8	8	11	12
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	0.1	0.9	2
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	31	28	27	16	3	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	3	3	2	1	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	10	9	9	9	8	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	4	3	1	0.1	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	0.9	12	26	31
Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days)	—	—	—	0.4	2	3

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	61	66	64	64	61	50	50	54	64	65	65
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	3	5	6	6	8	9	8	6	5	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	12	12	10	10	11	15	13	11	10	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	12	16	14	16	13	8	9	11	15	15	15
Relative humidity (%)	90	86	74	64	64	67	65	63	66	71	79	87
Wind speed (mph)	7.9	8.4	8.9	8.7	8.1	6.9	6.1	6.2	7.2	7.9	7.8	7.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	62	61	66	64	64	61
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	4	4	3	5	6	6
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	14	12	12	10	10	11
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	13	12	16	14	16	13
Relative humidity (%)	90	86	74	64	64	67
Wind speed (mph)	7.9	8.4	8.9	8.7	8.1	6.9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	50	50	54	64	65	65
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	8	9	8	6	5	4
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	15	13	11	10	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	8	9	11	15	15	15
Relative humidity (%)	65	63	66	71	79	87
Wind speed (mph)	6.1	6.2	7.2	7.9	7.8	7.7

30-year delta table (1991–2020 minus 1981–2010, °F)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Δ Max temp	-0.2	-1.0	+0.0	-1.7	-0.6	+0.7	-0.4	-0.5	+1.2	-0.2	+0.8	+1.7
Δ Avg temp	-0.1	-1.2	-0.6	-1.2	-0.5	+0.6	-0.3	-0.5	+0.9	+0.0	+0.7	+1.6
Δ Min temp	+0.1	-1.5	-1.3	-0.8	-0.5	+0.7	-0.1	-0.5	+0.7	+0.1	+0.6	+1.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Δ Max temp	-0.2	-1.0	+0.0	-1.7	-0.6	+0.7
Δ Avg temp	-0.1	-1.2	-0.6	-1.2	-0.5	+0.6
Δ Min temp	+0.1	-1.5	-1.3	-0.8	-0.5	+0.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Δ Max temp	-0.4	-0.5	+1.2	-0.2	+0.8	+1.7
Δ Avg temp	-0.3	-0.5	+0.9	+0.0	+0.7	+1.6
Δ Min temp	-0.1	-0.5	+0.7	+0.1	+0.6	+1.6

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Fargo Hector Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014914), about 6 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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