Warroad, Minnesota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Warroad's normal year runs from −8°F January nights to 77°F July afternoons, with 27.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 2.6°C, January lows of −22°C, July highs of 25°C, 703 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWarroad
- Station IDUSC00218679
- Location48.89°N 95.33°W
- Elevation1,073 ft (327 m)
- Population1,983
On October 24, the normal high in Warroad is 46°F and the normal low 28°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 28%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Warroad.
- Jan 13° -8°
- Feb 19° -5°
- Mar 33° 10°
- Apr 48° 25°
- May 62° 40°
- Jun 72° 51°
- Jul 77° 55°
- Aug 75° 52°
- Sep 66° 43°
- Oct 51° 31°
- Nov 34° 17°
- Dec 19° 1°
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 Warroad each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 77°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −8°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.77 in), the least in February (0.56 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°F | −8°F | 2.6°F | 0.77 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| February | 19°F | −5°F | 7.0°F | 0.56 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 33°F | 10°F | 21.0°F | 0.81 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 48°F | 25°F | 36.1°F | 1.59 | 6 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 62°F | 40°F | 50.9°F | 3.49 | 12 | <1 | 5 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 72°F | 51°F | 61.4°F | 4.77 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 16 h 10 min |
| July | 77°F | 55°F | 65.8°F | 3.69 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| August | 75°F | 52°F | 63.8°F | 4.30 | 10 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| September | 66°F | 43°F | 54.7°F | 3.00 | 11 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 51°F | 31°F | 40.9°F | 2.52 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 50 min |
| November | 34°F | 17°F | 25.1°F | 1.26 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 10 min |
| December | 19°F | 1°F | 10.3°F | 0.93 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 47°F | 26°F | 36.6°F | 27.69 | 103 | 2 | 191 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −10°C | −22°C | −16.3°C | 20 mm |
| February | −7°C | −20°C | −13.9°C | 14 mm |
| March | 0°C | −12°C | −6.1°C | 21 mm |
| April | 9°C | −4°C | 2.3°C | 40 mm |
| May | 17°C | 4°C | 10.5°C | 89 mm |
| June | 22°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 121 mm |
| July | 25°C | 13°C | 18.8°C | 94 mm |
| August | 24°C | 11°C | 17.7°C | 109 mm |
| September | 19°C | 6°C | 12.6°C | 76 mm |
| October | 10°C | −1°C | 4.9°C | 64 mm |
| November | 1°C | −8°C | −3.8°C | 32 mm |
| December | −7°C | −17°C | −12.1°C | 24 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Camp Norris DNR (21 miles away), gets 46 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00218679; 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 Warroad?
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 USC00218679.
When is the last frost in Warroad?
In Warroad, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 16 in half of years and after May 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 24 in half of years and before September 11 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 161 year in 10 after May 30; 9 in 10 after May 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 241 year in 10 before September 11; 9 in 10 before October 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 129 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 147 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 7 in half of springs and before October 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Warroad in zone 3b in ZIP code 56763, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Warroad's NOAA station is in zone 3b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −34°F (16 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 USC00218679; 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 Warroad?
In a normal year in Warroad, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 191 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 103 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
- 191a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 109high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 103a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1901) is 103°F, on July 12, 1936; the lowest is −55°F, on January 23, 1936.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2004, with 32.14 in; the snowiest season is 1965–66, with 81.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00218679; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00218679. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Warroad?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Warroad, 3.6 kWh per square metre a day. February is the sunniest month (80%) and November the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 1.4 |
| February | 80% | 2.6 |
| March | 76% | 3.8 |
| April | 72% | 4.8 |
| May | 69% | 5.5 |
| June | 71% | 5.8 |
| July | 79% | 6.2 |
| August | 78% | 5.2 |
| September | 73% | 3.8 |
| October | 64% | 2.3 |
| November | 61% | 1.3 |
| December | 62% | 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 much heating and cooling does Warroad need?
A normal year in Warroad brings 10,503 heating degree days, 95% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 204 cooling degree days, 78% 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 1,621 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,934 | 0 |
| February | 1,622 | 0 |
| March | 1,363 | 0 |
| April | 866 | 0 |
| May | 446 | 7 |
| June | 151 | 41 |
| July | 62 | 85 |
| August | 98 | 59 |
| September | 321 | 12 |
| October | 749 | 0 |
| November | 1,197 | 0 |
| December | 1,696 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 10,503 | 204 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00218679. 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 Warroad's climate compare?
Warroad is warmer than 1 of the other 128 places with their own NOAA record in Minnesota, and wetter than 33. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 36.6°F is warmer than 2%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Warroad 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 Warroad share this climate record?
4 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.
- Roseau, MN2,699 people · 20 mi W
- Badger, MN417 people · 32 mi W
- Roosevelt, MN156 people · 12 mi SE
- Angle Inlet, MN0 people · 33 mi N
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 Warroad's climate
What is the coldest month in Warroad?
January, with a normal high of 13°F and a normal low of −8°F. The warmest is July (77°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow in Warroad?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Warroad's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Camp Norris DNR (21 miles away), records 46 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Warroad?
June, with 4.77 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.56 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Warroad in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Warroad in zone 3b in ZIP code 56763, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Warroad's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −34°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
How late can frost come in Warroad?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 16; 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
- Camp Norris DNR, MN21 miles from this station, 37.1°F a year
- Baudette, MN35 miles from this station, 38.4°F a year
- Thorhult, MN47 miles from this station, 39.5°F a year
- Goodridge (12 mi NNW), MN48 miles from this station, 37.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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