Wild Rvr State Park, MN Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wild Rvr State Park's primary NOAA station, WILD RVR SP.
The climate verdict for Wild Rvr State Park
Winter sets the terms in Wild Rvr State Park, Minnesota. A pronounced 58.7°F seasonal swing and heating demand above twice the cooling total frame an annual average of 43°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 43°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 32.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 129 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Wild Rvr State Park: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00218986 · Wild Rvr State Park, MN 43°F mean · 32.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 43°F
- RANK-COOL #686
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairfield
- PRCP-MID 32.4"
- SWING-WIDE 59°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,608 HDD
- STN-1 USC00218986
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Fairfield, ND (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MN station list.
- Wild Rvr State… (this station) 43°F
- Hot Center, ND 43°F
- Near Fairfield, ND 43°F
- Near Solon Springs, WI 43°F
- Cold Astoria, SD 42°F
Wild Rvr State Park sits in Minnesota, the #3 coldest U.S. state at 42.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Wild Rvr State Park
Wild Rvr State Park: 31/100 · grade F
Wild Rvr State Park publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wild Rvr State Park, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 32.4 in · 2.6 from 35 in | 90/100 · A |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 183 calendar days | 23/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 42.5°F · 25.0° from 67.5°F | 11/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 129 days/year | 11/100 · F |
Wild Rvr State Park · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wild Rvr State Park is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 11.1°F and warmest-month mean 69.8°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 69.8°F
- Coldest month
- 11.1°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Wild Rvr State Park sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wild Rvr State Park's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 90%
- Among 6,861 stations, Wild Rvr State Park sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 43rd percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 97%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Wild Rvr State Park is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wild Rvr State Park compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wild Rvr State Park's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22°F (-5°C) | 0°F (-18°C) | 11°F (-12°C) | 0.8" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 27°F (-3°C) | 4°F (-16°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 1.0" | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 40°F (5°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 1.6" | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 55°F (13°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 3.0" | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 69°F (20°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 4.0" | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| June | 78°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 4.2" | 0.4 | 1.9 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| August | 80°F (27°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| September | 72°F (22°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.5" | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| October | 57°F (14°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 3.2" | 15.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 41°F (5°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 1.6" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 27°F (-3°C) | 8°F (-13°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 1.3" | 30.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 83°F around July 17, short of 90°F on every date, while 183 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest -1°F near January 24.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 20, then returns to freezing around October 21, covering 183 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is June 13, when 42% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is February 16 at 18%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 105 wet dates a year.
The widest day
May 5 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wild Rvr State Park.
Where Wild Rvr State Park Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 183 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Wild Rvr State Park earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
6.2 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
11.9 days with precipitation
12.5 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
7.2 days with precipitation
Wild Rvr State Park runs a summer-peaked wet season
38% of Wild Rvr State Park's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 4.2", on a wide 58.7°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, June, May, taking 38% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.8".
- Winter share: 10% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Wild Rvr State Park's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 105 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 32.4" between them, or roughly 0.31 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 25
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 19
50% probability date
Growing Season
129 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,608
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
446
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MN closest to Wild Rvr State Park on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (43°F here).
- Alder, MT 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Berlin, NH 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Copper Harbor, MI 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Edgeley, ND 43°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (32.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Fairbury, NE 32.4" · 0.0" off
- Fond Du Lac, WI 32.4" · 0.0" off
- Houghton Lake, MI 32.4" · 0.0" off
- San Antonio, TX 32.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Wild Rvr State Park's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · high swing
Winter and seasonal range jointly define this record. Wild Rvr State Park logs 8,608 heating degree days, more than twice its 446 cooling total, while the typical coldest-to-warmest-month gap reaches 58.7°F. The annual mean therefore compresses two materially different seasons.
Only about 129 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
Wild Rvr State Park's calendar has a pronounced split: July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar, with 58.7°F between them. The annual average is 43°F. That average is context, while the monthly highs, lows, and precipitation totals describe the lived parts of the year.
Wild Rvr State Park's 32.4 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Wild Rvr State Park's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Wild Rvr State Park, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Wild Rvr State Park's primary station: WILD RVR SP (USC00218986). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Wild Rvr State Park; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wild Rvr State Park comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.