Marshall, Minnesota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Marshall's normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 28.9 inches of precipitation and 44 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.3°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 29°C, 734 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMarshall
- Station IDUSC00215204
- Location44.47°N 95.79°W
- Elevation1,149 ft (350 m)
- Population13,996
On October 22, the normal high in Marshall is 57°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Marshall.
- Jan 25° 4°
- Feb 29° 8°
- Mar 41° 20°
- Apr 57° 32°
- May 70° 46°
- Jun 81° 57°
- Jul 85° 61°
- Aug 82° 59°
- Sep 75° 50°
- Oct 60° 36°
- Nov 43° 23°
- Dec 30° 10°
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 Marshall each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 4°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.10 in), the least in January (0.86 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°F | 4°F | 14.0°F | 0.86 | 6.6 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 29°F | 8°F | 18.3°F | 0.87 | 8.1 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 41°F | 20°F | 30.3°F | 1.60 | 7.6 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 32°F | 44.5°F | 2.79 | 4.9 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 58.1°F | 3.66 | 0.1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 81°F | 57°F | 68.9°F | 4.10 | 0.0 | 11 | 4 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 85°F | 61°F | 72.9°F | 3.78 | 0.0 | 8 | 7 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 82°F | 59°F | 70.4°F | 3.61 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 75°F | 50°F | 62.4°F | 3.06 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 60°F | 36°F | 48.1°F | 2.29 | 0.8 | 8 | <1 | 9 | 11 h |
| November | 43°F | 23°F | 32.9°F | 1.26 | 5.3 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 30°F | 10°F | 19.9°F | 1.02 | 10.1 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 34°F | 45.1°F | 28.90 | 43.5 | 89 | 18 | 158 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −4°C | −16°C | −10.0°C | 22 mm | 17 cm |
| February | −2°C | −14°C | −7.6°C | 22 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 5°C | −7°C | −0.9°C | 41 mm | 19 cm |
| April | 14°C | 0°C | 6.9°C | 71 mm | 12 cm |
| May | 21°C | 8°C | 14.5°C | 93 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 14°C | 20.5°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 15°C | 21.3°C | 92 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 10°C | 16.9°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 2°C | 8.9°C | 58 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 6°C | −5°C | 0.5°C | 32 mm | 13 cm |
| December | −1°C | −12°C | −6.7°C | 26 mm | 26 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00215204; 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 Marshall?
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 USC00215204.
When is the last frost in Marshall?
In Marshall, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 5 in half of years and after May 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 3 in half of years and before September 21 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 51 year in 10 after May 18; 9 in 10 after April 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 31 year in 10 before September 21; 9 in 10 before October 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 150 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 168 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 27 in half of springs and before October 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marshall in zone 5a in ZIP code 56258, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Marshall's NOAA station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −20°F (29 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 USC00215204; 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 Marshall?
In a normal year in Marshall, 18 days a year reach 90°F, 158 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 89 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 158a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 74high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 89a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1935) is 109°F, on July 31, 1988; the lowest is −36°F, on February 16, 1936.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 45.78 in; the snowiest season is 2018–19, with 88.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00215204; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00215204. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Marshall?
Over a year 75% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Marshall, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and December the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 1.9 |
| February | 80% | 3.0 |
| March | 72% | 3.9 |
| April | 70% | 4.8 |
| May | 69% | 5.5 |
| June | 75% | 6.2 |
| July | 84% | 6.6 |
| August | 80% | 5.5 |
| September | 78% | 4.2 |
| October | 71% | 2.8 |
| November | 70% | 1.9 |
| December | 67% | 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 Marshall need?
A normal year in Marshall brings 7,950 heating degree days, 48% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 722 cooling degree days, 20% 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 2,760 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,579 | 0 |
| February | 1,309 | 0 |
| March | 1,074 | 0 |
| April | 617 | 2 |
| May | 255 | 41 |
| June | 42 | 159 |
| July | 9 | 252 |
| August | 20 | 187 |
| September | 151 | 73 |
| October | 531 | 7 |
| November | 963 | 0 |
| December | 1,400 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,950 | 722 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00215204. 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 Marshall been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 46.9°F, 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 45.1°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.0°F | +2.9°F | 24.37 | 35.0 |
| 2022 | 44.2°F | −0.9°F | 23.70 | 37.7 |
| 2023 | 47.0°F | +1.9°F | 24.97 | 35.1 |
| 2024 | 48.4°F | +3.3°F | 28.12 | 24.2 |
| 2025 | 46.9°F | +1.8°F | 33.61 | 23.0 |
Over 78 complete years from 1937 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.8°F per century (+0.16°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00215204; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Marshall's climate compare?
Marshall is warmer than 105 of the other 128 places with their own NOAA record in Minnesota, and wetter than 48. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.1°F is warmer than 20%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Marshall 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 Marshall share this climate record?
6 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.
- Minneota, MN1,355 people · 11 mi NW
- Cottonwood, MN1,146 people · 11 mi NE
- Lynd, MN435 people · 6 mi SW
- Ghent, MN378 people · 6 mi NW
- Russell, MN356 people · 13 mi SW
- Milroy, MN254 people · 12 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 Marshall's climate
What is the coldest month in Marshall?
January, with a normal high of 25°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Marshall?
Yes: 44 inches in a normal year, falling on 23 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (10.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Marshall?
June, with 4.10 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.86 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Marshall in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Marshall in zone 5a in ZIP code 56258, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Marshall's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −20°F (29 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come in Marshall?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 5; in one year in ten it comes after May 18. Waiting until May 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Minnesota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Tracy, MN18 miles from this station, 44.6°F a year
- Granite Falls, MN26 miles from this station, 44.7°F a year
- Lamberton, MN29 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
- Canby, MN29 miles from this station, 44.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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