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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 26°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −22°C at night. Precipitation totals about 795 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 122 mm while February barely receives 20 mm. Snowfall is heavy (164 cm of snow per year on average).

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 26°C in July.

About 6 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Bitterly cold

Lows near −22°C in January.

About 178 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain & snow

Moderate rainfall

About 795 mm of rain a year, plus 164 cm of snow.

Snow falls through the winter months

⛅ Sky & trend

Often cloudy

Cloudy skies much of the year.

−1.2 °C 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 (°C)	−9	−5	2	10	18	24	26	26	20	11	1	−6
Avg temp (°C)	−16	−13	−5	3	11	17	19	18	13	6	−3	−11
Avg low (°C)	−22	−21	−12	−4	3	9	12	11	7	0	−7	−16
Precipitation (mm)	27	20	34	58	76	107	114	87	122	73	43	34
Snowfall (cm)	35	24	21	20	1	—	—	—	—	5	25	34

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	−9	−5	2	10	18	24
Avg temp (°C)	−16	−13	−5	3	11	17
Avg low (°C)	−22	−21	−12	−4	3	9
Precipitation (mm)	27	20	34	58	76	107
Snowfall (cm)	35	24	21	20	1	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	26	26	20	11	1	−6
Avg temp (°C)	19	18	13	6	−3	−11
Avg low (°C)	12	11	7	0	−7	−16
Precipitation (mm)	114	87	122	73	43	34
Snowfall (cm)	—	—	—	5	25	34

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 ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.8	3	2	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	27	24	27	20	8	0.3	—	0.1	2	15	25	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.8
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	27	24	27	20	8	0.3
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days)	3	2	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	0.1	2	15	25	29
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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.

How we build these numbers →