Argyle, Minnesota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Argyle's normal year runs from −5°F January nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 22.9 inches of precipitation and 44 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.2°C, January lows of −20°C, July highs of 28°C, 581 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationArgyle
- Station IDUSC00210252
- Location48.33°N 96.83°W
- Elevation847 ft (258 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population529
On October 23, the normal high in Argyle is 51°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Argyle.
- Jan 16° -5°
- Feb 21° -2°
- Mar 35° 13°
- Apr 53° 28°
- May 68° 40°
- Jun 77° 52°
- Jul 82° 55°
- Aug 81° 53°
- Sep 72° 44°
- Oct 55° 32°
- Nov 36° 18°
- Dec 22° 4°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Argyle each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −5°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.96 in), the least in February (0.59 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°F | −5°F | 5.4°F | 0.68 | 9.0 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| February | 21°F | −2°F | 9.6°F | 0.59 | 7.2 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 35°F | 13°F | 23.9°F | 0.87 | 6.7 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 28°F | 40.5°F | 1.15 | 2.7 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 68°F | 40°F | 53.9°F | 3.02 | 0.1 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 77°F | 52°F | 64.4°F | 3.96 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 16 h |
| July | 82°F | 55°F | 68.4°F | 3.04 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 81°F | 53°F | 66.9°F | 3.02 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 72°F | 44°F | 58.0°F | 2.69 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 32°F | 43.5°F | 2.03 | 1.5 | 7 | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| November | 36°F | 18°F | 26.9°F | 0.97 | 5.5 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 22°F | 4°F | 13.0°F | 0.85 | 10.9 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 51°F | 28°F | 39.5°F | 22.87 | 43.6 | 86 | 9 | 194 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9°C | −20°C | −14.8°C | 17 mm | 23 cm |
| February | −6°C | −19°C | −12.4°C | 15 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 2°C | −11°C | −4.5°C | 22 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 12°C | −2°C | 4.7°C | 29 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 11°C | 18.0°C | 101 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 13°C | 20.2°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 11°C | 19.4°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 22°C | 7°C | 14.4°C | 68 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 52 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 2°C | −8°C | −2.8°C | 25 mm | 14 cm |
| December | −6°C | −16°C | −10.6°C | 22 mm | 28 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00210252; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Argyle?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00210252.
When is the last frost in Argyle?
In Argyle, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 15 in half of years and after May 28 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 26 in half of years and before September 13 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 151 year in 10 after May 28; 9 in 10 after May 1
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 261 year in 10 before September 13; 9 in 10 before October 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 134 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 153 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 4 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Argyle in zone 4a in ZIP code 56713, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Argyle's NOAA station is in zone 3b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −30°F (28 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Minnesota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00210252; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Argyle?
In a normal year in Argyle, 9 days a year reach 90°F, 194 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 86 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 194a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 101high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 86a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1890) is 107°F, on July 12, 1936; the lowest is −48°F, on February 3, 1996.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2010, with 31.74 in; the snowiest season is 1978–79, with 74.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00210252; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00210252. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Argyle?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Argyle, 3.8 kWh per square metre a day. February is the sunniest month (87%) and November the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 1.6 |
| February | 87% | 2.9 |
| March | 80% | 4.0 |
| April | 73% | 4.8 |
| May | 71% | 5.6 |
| June | 73% | 6.0 |
| July | 81% | 6.3 |
| August | 80% | 5.3 |
| September | 75% | 3.8 |
| October | 67% | 2.4 |
| November | 64% | 1.4 |
| December | 65% | 1.1 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Argyle need?
A normal year in Argyle brings 9,613 heating degree days, 79% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 375 cooling degree days, 59% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,057 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,846 | 0 |
| February | 1,553 | 0 |
| March | 1,274 | 0 |
| April | 737 | 0 |
| May | 360 | 16 |
| June | 95 | 77 |
| July | 32 | 139 |
| August | 52 | 111 |
| September | 241 | 30 |
| October | 669 | 2 |
| November | 1,143 | 0 |
| December | 1,612 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,613 | 375 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00210252. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Argyle been warmer than normal lately?
Over 53 complete years from 1949 to 2018, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.5°F per century (+0.30°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Argyle's climate compare?
Argyle is warmer than 20 of the other 128 places with their own NOAA record in Minnesota, and wetter than 3. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 39.5°F is warmer than 5%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Argyle is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Argyle share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Karlstad, MN671 people · 22 mi NE
- Stephen, MN574 people · 9 mi N
- Strandquist, MN68 people · 20 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Argyle's climate
What is the coldest month in Argyle?
January, with a normal high of 16°F and a normal low of −5°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow in Argyle?
Yes: 44 inches in a normal year, falling on 31 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (10.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Argyle?
June, with 3.96 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.59 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Argyle in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Argyle in zone 4a in ZIP code 56713, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Argyle's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −30°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
How late can frost come in Argyle?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 28. Waiting until May 28 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Minnesota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Warren, MN10 miles from this station, 39.1°F a year
- Grafton, ND28 miles from this station, 42.0°F a year
- Hallock, MN31 miles from this station, 39.1°F a year
- Grand Forks University (NWS), ND31 miles from this station, 40.5°F a year
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