Mabel, Minnesota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Mabel's normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 38.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.4°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 27°C, 980 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMabel
- Station IDUSC00214990
- Location43.52°N 91.76°W
- Elevation1,112 ft (339 m)
- Population705
On October 23, the normal high in Mabel is 54°F and the normal low 32°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Mabel.
- Jan 24° 4°
- Feb 28° 7°
- Mar 40° 20°
- Apr 55° 32°
- May 67° 44°
- Jun 76° 55°
- Jul 80° 58°
- Aug 78° 55°
- Sep 72° 47°
- Oct 58° 35°
- Nov 43° 23°
- Dec 30° 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 Mabel each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 4°F. The most precipitation falls in June (6.14 in), the least in January (1.00 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°F | 4°F | 13.9°F | 1.00 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 28°F | 7°F | 17.7°F | 1.01 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 40°F | 20°F | 30.2°F | 1.90 | – | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 32°F | 43.6°F | 3.90 | – | <1 | 18 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 55.7°F | 4.78 | – | <1 | 3 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 76°F | 55°F | 65.8°F | 6.14 | – | 1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 80°F | 58°F | 68.9°F | 4.47 | – | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 78°F | 55°F | 66.5°F | 4.59 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 72°F | 47°F | 59.2°F | 4.37 | – | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 35°F | 46.7°F | 3.13 | – | <1 | 14 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 43°F | 23°F | 33.1°F | 1.89 | – | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 30°F | 12°F | 21.2°F | 1.40 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 33°F | 43.5°F | 38.58 | – | 2 | 176 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5°C | −16°C | −10.1°C | 25 mm |
| February | −2°C | −14°C | −7.9°C | 26 mm |
| March | 5°C | −7°C | −1.0°C | 48 mm |
| April | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 99 mm |
| May | 19°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 121 mm |
| June | 25°C | 13°C | 18.8°C | 156 mm |
| July | 27°C | 14°C | 20.5°C | 114 mm |
| August | 26°C | 13°C | 19.2°C | 117 mm |
| September | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 111 mm |
| October | 15°C | 2°C | 8.2°C | 80 mm |
| November | 6°C | −5°C | 0.6°C | 48 mm |
| December | −1°C | −11°C | −6.0°C | 36 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Caledonia (15 miles away), gets 45 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00214990; 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 Mabel?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September.
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 USC00214990.
When is the last frost in Mabel?
In Mabel, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 10 in half of years and after May 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 28 in half of years and before September 14 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 101 year in 10 after May 23; 9 in 10 after April 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 281 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 140 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 158 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 1 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mabel in zone 4b in ZIP code 55954, 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 USC00214990; 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 Mabel?
In a normal year in Mabel, 2 days a year reach 90°F and 176 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- 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
- 176a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 77high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00214990.
How sunny is Mabel?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Mabel, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (80%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 1.8 |
| February | 75% | 2.9 |
| March | 71% | 3.8 |
| April | 67% | 4.6 |
| May | 70% | 5.5 |
| June | 74% | 6.1 |
| July | 80% | 6.3 |
| August | 78% | 5.3 |
| September | 77% | 4.2 |
| October | 69% | 2.8 |
| November | 67% | 1.9 |
| December | 62% | 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 Mabel need?
A normal year in Mabel brings 8,148 heating degree days, 52% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 358 cooling degree days, 61% 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 2,193 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,584 | 0 |
| February | 1,326 | 0 |
| March | 1,079 | 0 |
| April | 644 | 0 |
| May | 304 | 14 |
| June | 57 | 79 |
| July | 18 | 139 |
| August | 50 | 96 |
| September | 203 | 28 |
| October | 570 | 2 |
| November | 957 | 0 |
| December | 1,358 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,148 | 358 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00214990. 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 Mabel been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 45.4°F, 1.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.5°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.9°F | +1.4°F | 27.98 |
| 2022 | 41.8°F | −1.7°F | 33.77 |
| 2023 | 45.5°F | +2.0°F | – |
| 2025 | 45.4°F | +1.9°F | 36.48 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00214990. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Mabel's climate compare?
Mabel is warmer than 66 of the other 128 places with their own NOAA record in Minnesota, and wetter than 120. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.5°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Mabel 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 Mabel 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.
- Spring Grove, MN1,202 people · 7 mi E
- Burr Oak, IA234 people · 7 mi SW
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 Mabel's climate
What is the coldest month in Mabel?
January, with a normal high of 24°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 58°F at night).
Does it snow in Mabel?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Mabel's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Caledonia (15 miles away), records 45 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Mabel?
June, with 6.14 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.00 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Mabel in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Mabel in zone 4b in ZIP code 55954, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Mabel?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 10; in one year in ten it comes after May 23. Waiting until May 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Minnesota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Caledonia, MN15 miles from this station, 45.5°F a year
- Decorah, IA16 miles from this station, 48.5°F a year
- Preston, MN19 miles from this station, 43.8°F a year
- Cresco, IA19 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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