Hutchinson, Minnesota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hutchinson's normal year runs from 5°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 29.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.3°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 28°C, 757 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHutchinson (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00213962
- Location44.91°N 94.37°W
- Elevation1,095 ft (334 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population14,708
On October 22, the normal high in Hutchinson is 55°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 20%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hutchinson.
- Jan 22° 5°
- Feb 27° 9°
- Mar 40° 23°
- Apr 56° 36°
- May 69° 48°
- Jun 79° 59°
- Jul 83° 63°
- Aug 81° 60°
- Sep 74° 52°
- Oct 58° 38°
- Nov 41° 25°
- Dec 27° 12°
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 Hutchinson each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 5°F. The most precipitation falls in August (4.78 in), the least in January (0.59 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°F | 5°F | 13.4°F | 0.59 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 27°F | 9°F | 17.9°F | 0.65 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 40°F | 23°F | 31.8°F | 1.33 | 7 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 36°F | 45.6°F | 2.16 | 8 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 69°F | 48°F | 58.7°F | 3.96 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 79°F | 59°F | 68.8°F | 4.51 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 83°F | 63°F | 72.7°F | 3.90 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 81°F | 60°F | 70.2°F | 4.78 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 74°F | 52°F | 62.5°F | 3.02 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 38°F | 48.3°F | 2.53 | 7 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 25°F | 32.7°F | 1.46 | 5 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 27°F | 12°F | 19.7°F | 0.90 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 36°F | 45.2°F | 29.79 | 87 | 10 | 162 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −6°C | −15°C | −10.3°C | 15 mm |
| February | −3°C | −13°C | −7.8°C | 17 mm |
| March | 5°C | −5°C | −0.1°C | 34 mm |
| April | 13°C | 2°C | 7.6°C | 55 mm |
| May | 21°C | 9°C | 14.8°C | 101 mm |
| June | 26°C | 15°C | 20.4°C | 115 mm |
| July | 28°C | 17°C | 22.6°C | 99 mm |
| August | 27°C | 15°C | 21.2°C | 121 mm |
| September | 23°C | 11°C | 16.9°C | 77 mm |
| October | 15°C | 3°C | 9.1°C | 64 mm |
| November | 5°C | −4°C | 0.4°C | 37 mm |
| December | −3°C | −11°C | −6.8°C | 23 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Dassel (10 miles away), gets 41 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00213962; 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 Hutchinson?
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 USC00213962.
When is the last frost in Hutchinson?
In Hutchinson, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 28 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 8 in half of years and before September 25 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
- April 281 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 81 year in 10 before September 25; 9 in 10 before October 23
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 163 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 183 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 18 in half of springs and before October 19 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hutchinson in zone 4b in ZIP code 55350, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Minnesota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00213962; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Hutchinson?
In a normal year in Hutchinson, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 162 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 87 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 162a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 81high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 87a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1916) is 104°F, on August 1, 1988; the lowest is −39°F, on January 18, 1994.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1991, with 38.73 in; the snowiest season is 1964–65, with 76.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00213962; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00213962. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Hutchinson?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hutchinson, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and December the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 1.9 |
| February | 80% | 3.0 |
| March | 71% | 3.8 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 69% | 5.4 |
| June | 74% | 6.1 |
| July | 83% | 6.5 |
| August | 80% | 5.4 |
| September | 78% | 4.2 |
| October | 71% | 2.8 |
| November | 69% | 1.8 |
| December | 66% | 1.4 |
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 Hutchinson need?
A normal year in Hutchinson brings 7,883 heating degree days, 47% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 704 cooling degree days, 22% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,758 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,599 | 0 |
| February | 1,319 | 0 |
| March | 1,028 | 0 |
| April | 584 | 3 |
| May | 238 | 42 |
| June | 44 | 156 |
| July | 8 | 245 |
| August | 17 | 178 |
| September | 145 | 71 |
| October | 527 | 7 |
| November | 971 | 0 |
| December | 1,404 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,883 | 704 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00213962. 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.
How does Hutchinson's climate compare?
Hutchinson is warmer than 106 of the other 128 places with their own NOAA record in Minnesota, and wetter than 60. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.2°F is warmer than 20%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hutchinson is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Hutchinson share this climate record?
2 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.
- Silver Lake, MN855 people · 8 mi E
- Cedar Mills, MN59 people · 8 mi W
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 Hutchinson's climate
What is the coldest month in Hutchinson?
January, with a normal high of 22°F and a normal low of 5°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Hutchinson?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Hutchinson's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Dassel (10 miles away), records 41 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Hutchinson?
August, with 4.78 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.59 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hutchinson in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hutchinson in zone 4b in ZIP code 55350, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Hutchinson?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 28; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Minnesota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Dassel, MN10 miles from this station, 44.0°F a year
- Brownton, MN12 miles from this station, 43.7°F a year
- Litchfield, MN17 miles from this station, 42.2°F a year
- Gaylord, MN25 miles from this station, 44.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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