Littlefork (10 mi SW), Minnesota climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Littlefork (10 mi SW)'s normal year runs from −8°F January nights to 78°F July afternoons, with 27.1 inches of precipitation and 55 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.2°C, January lows of −22°C, July highs of 25°C, 689 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLittlefork (10 mi SW)
- Station IDUSC00214809
- Location48.37°N 93.72°W
- Elevation1,200 ft (366 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Littlefork (10 mi SW) is 49°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 43%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Littlefork (10 mi SW).
- Jan 15° -8°
- Feb 22° -4°
- Mar 36° 11°
- Apr 50° 27°
- May 64° 39°
- Jun 73° 50°
- Jul 78° 54°
- Aug 76° 52°
- Sep 67° 43°
- Oct 52° 31°
- Nov 35° 18°
- Dec 22° 2°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Littlefork (10 mi SW) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 78°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −8°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.46 in), the least in February (0.64 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°F | −8°F | 3.9°F | 0.70 | 10.6 | 11 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| February | 22°F | −4°F | 8.9°F | 0.64 | 6.5 | 9 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 36°F | 11°F | 23.5°F | 1.22 | 8.2 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 27°F | 38.5°F | 1.91 | 5.1 | 10 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 64°F | 39°F | 51.7°F | 3.29 | 0.1 | 13 | <1 | 8 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 73°F | 50°F | 61.6°F | 4.46 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 16 h |
| July | 78°F | 54°F | 65.8°F | 3.55 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 76°F | 52°F | 64.0°F | 3.33 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 67°F | 43°F | 54.9°F | 3.09 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | 4 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 52°F | 31°F | 41.7°F | 2.31 | 2.1 | 14 | <1 | 18 | 11 h |
| November | 35°F | 18°F | 26.7°F | 1.54 | 10.0 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 22°F | 2°F | 11.9°F | 1.09 | 11.9 | 12 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 49°F | 26°F | 37.8°F | 27.13 | 54.5 | 137 | 2 | 200 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9°C | −22°C | −15.6°C | 18 mm | 27 cm |
| February | −5°C | −20°C | −12.8°C | 16 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 2°C | −11°C | −4.7°C | 31 mm | 21 cm |
| April | 10°C | −3°C | 3.6°C | 49 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 18°C | 4°C | 10.9°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23°C | 10°C | 16.4°C | 113 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25°C | 12°C | 18.8°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 85 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19°C | 6°C | 12.7°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11°C | 0°C | 5.4°C | 59 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 2°C | −8°C | −2.9°C | 39 mm | 25 cm |
| December | −6°C | −16°C | −11.2°C | 28 mm | 30 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00214809; 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.
Which months are mildest at Littlefork (10 mi SW)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (11).
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 USC00214809.
When is the last frost at Littlefork (10 mi SW)?
In Littlefork (10 mi SW), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 23 in half of years and after June 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 21 in half of years and before September 4 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 231 year in 10 after June 5; 9 in 10 after May 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 211 year in 10 before September 4; 9 in 10 before October 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 118 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 141 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 10 in half of springs and before October 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Littlefork (10 mi SW) in zone 3b in ZIP code 56653, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 3a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −37°F (15 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 USC00214809; 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 at Littlefork (10 mi SW)?
In a normal year in Littlefork (10 mi SW), 2 days a year reach 90°F, 200 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 137 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 200a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 103high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 137a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 18a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00214809.
How sunny is it at Littlefork (10 mi SW)?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Littlefork (10 mi SW), 3.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and November the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 65% | 1.3 |
| February | 75% | 2.5 |
| March | 74% | 3.7 |
| April | 71% | 4.8 |
| May | 68% | 5.3 |
| June | 70% | 5.7 |
| July | 77% | 6.0 |
| August | 76% | 5.0 |
| September | 71% | 3.6 |
| October | 60% | 2.1 |
| November | 56% | 1.2 |
| December | 56% | 0.9 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Littlefork (10 mi SW) record?
A normal year at Littlefork (10 mi SW) brings 10,105 heating degree days, 88% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 221 cooling degree days, 76% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,660 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,894 | 0 |
| February | 1,569 | 0 |
| March | 1,285 | 0 |
| April | 795 | 0 |
| May | 420 | 8 |
| June | 148 | 46 |
| July | 66 | 90 |
| August | 93 | 62 |
| September | 317 | 14 |
| October | 723 | 0 |
| November | 1,151 | 0 |
| December | 1,644 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 10,105 | 221 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00214809. 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 Littlefork (10 mi SW)'s climate compare?
Littlefork (10 mi SW) is warmer than 9 of the 129 places with their own NOAA record in Minnesota, and wetter than 28. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 37.8°F is warmer than 3%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Littlefork (10 mi SW) 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 Littlefork (10 mi SW) share this climate record?
Littlefork has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Littlefork, MN527 people · 8 mi E
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 Littlefork (10 mi SW)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Littlefork (10 mi SW)?
January, with a normal high of 15°F and a normal low of −8°F. The warmest is July (78°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow at Littlefork (10 mi SW)?
Yes: 55 inches in a normal year, falling on 59 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (11.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Littlefork (10 mi SW)?
June, with 4.46 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.64 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Littlefork (10 mi SW) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Littlefork (10 mi SW) in zone 3b in ZIP code 56653, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −37°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 3a.
How late can frost come at Littlefork (10 mi SW)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 23; in one year in ten it comes after June 5. Waiting until June 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Minnesota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Big Falls, MN12 miles from this station, 37.5°F a year
- International Falls, MN20 miles from this station, 37.4°F a year
- Kabetogama, MN31 miles from this station, 36.7°F a year
- Waskish (4 mi NE), MN34 miles from this station, 38.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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