Marcell (5 mi NE), Minnesota climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Marcell (5 mi NE)'s normal year runs from −5°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 31.1 inches of precipitation and 64 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.6°C, January lows of −20°C, July highs of 25°C, 790 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMarcell (5 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00215175
- Location47.63°N 93.65°W
- Elevation1,387 ft (423 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Marcell (5 mi NE) is 48°F and the normal low 32°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Marcell (5 mi NE).
- Jan 16° -5°
- Feb 22° -3°
- Mar 36° 12°
- Apr 49° 27°
- May 63° 40°
- Jun 72° 52°
- Jul 77° 56°
- Aug 75° 55°
- Sep 66° 47°
- Oct 51° 35°
- Nov 34° 20°
- Dec 21° 5°
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 Marcell (5 mi NE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −5°F. The most precipitation falls in July (5.90 in), the least in February (0.77 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16°F | −5°F | 5.5°F | 0.91 | 14.1 | 10 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 22°F | −3°F | 9.7°F | 0.77 | 10.0 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 36°F | 12°F | 23.8°F | 1.32 | 7.7 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 49°F | 27°F | 38.1°F | 2.20 | 5.2 | 9 | <1 | 23 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 63°F | 40°F | 51.5°F | 3.15 | 0.2 | 13 | <1 | 6 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 72°F | 52°F | 61.9°F | 4.21 | 0.0 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 16 h |
| July | 77°F | 56°F | 66.3°F | 5.90 | 0.0 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 75°F | 55°F | 64.8°F | 3.46 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 66°F | 47°F | 56.5°F | 3.71 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 51°F | 35°F | 42.7°F | 2.66 | 1.2 | 11 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| November | 34°F | 20°F | 26.9°F | 1.57 | 12.9 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 21°F | 5°F | 13.2°F | 1.26 | 12.8 | 10 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 48°F | 28°F | 38.4°F | 31.12 | 64.1 | 125 | 1 | 192 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −9°C | −20°C | −14.7°C | 23 mm | 36 cm |
| February | −5°C | −19°C | −12.4°C | 20 mm | 25 cm |
| March | 2°C | −11°C | −4.6°C | 34 mm | 20 cm |
| April | 10°C | −3°C | 3.4°C | 56 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 17°C | 5°C | 10.8°C | 80 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 22°C | 11°C | 16.6°C | 107 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 25°C | 13°C | 19.1°C | 150 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 13°C | 18.2°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19°C | 8°C | 13.6°C | 94 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 11°C | 1°C | 5.9°C | 68 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 1°C | −7°C | −2.8°C | 40 mm | 33 cm |
| December | −6°C | −15°C | −10.4°C | 32 mm | 33 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00215175; 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 Marcell (5 mi NE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (10).
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 USC00215175.
When is the last frost at Marcell (5 mi NE)?
In Marcell (5 mi NE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 14 in half of years and after May 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 2 in half of years and before September 20 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 141 year in 10 after May 30; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 21 year in 10 before September 20; 9 in 10 before October 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 140 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 162 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 3 in half of springs and before October 14 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marcell (5 mi NE) in zone 3b in ZIP code 56657, 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 3b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −34°F (15 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Minnesota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00215175; 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 Marcell (5 mi NE)?
In a normal year in Marcell (5 mi NE), 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 192 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 125 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 192a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 103high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 125a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 19a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00215175.
How sunny is it at Marcell (5 mi NE)?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Marcell (5 mi NE), 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (78%) and December the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 1.4 |
| February | 74% | 2.5 |
| March | 73% | 3.7 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 67% | 5.3 |
| June | 70% | 5.8 |
| July | 78% | 6.1 |
| August | 76% | 5.1 |
| September | 71% | 3.7 |
| October | 63% | 2.3 |
| November | 59% | 1.4 |
| December | 57% | 1.0 |
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 Marcell (5 mi NE) record?
A normal year at Marcell (5 mi NE) brings 9,879 heating degree days, 84% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 231 cooling degree days, 75% 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 1,736 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,844 | 0 |
| February | 1,547 | 0 |
| March | 1,277 | 0 |
| April | 807 | 0 |
| May | 424 | 7 |
| June | 140 | 47 |
| July | 52 | 92 |
| August | 76 | 70 |
| September | 272 | 15 |
| October | 690 | 0 |
| November | 1,143 | 0 |
| December | 1,607 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,879 | 231 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00215175. 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 Marcell (5 mi NE)'s climate compare?
Marcell (5 mi NE) is warmer than 12 of the 129 places with their own NOAA record in Minnesota, and wetter than 73. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 38.4°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Marcell (5 mi NE) 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 Marcell (5 mi NE) 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.
- Bigfork, MN403 people · 8 mi N
- Effie, MN107 people · 15 mi N
- Inger, MN77 people · 16 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 Marcell (5 mi NE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Marcell (5 mi NE)?
January, with a normal high of 16°F and a normal low of −5°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow at Marcell (5 mi NE)?
Yes: 64 inches in a normal year, falling on 45 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (14.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Marcell (5 mi NE)?
July, with 5.90 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.77 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Marcell (5 mi NE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Marcell (5 mi NE) in zone 3b in ZIP code 56657, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −34°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
How late can frost come at Marcell (5 mi NE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 14; in one year in ten it comes after May 30. Waiting until May 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Minnesota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pokegama Dam, MN27 miles from this station, 39.6°F a year
- Grand Rapids, MN28 miles from this station, 40.1°F a year
- Northome, MN32 miles from this station, 38.2°F a year
- Celina (2 mi E), MN34 miles from this station, 37.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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