Baxter, Minnesota has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are hot and humid with temperatures usually in the 80s while winters tend to be cold and windy, often dropping below freezing. Baxter experiences all four seasons with spring being mild and wet, summer warm and humid, fall cool and dry, and winter cold. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year but snowfall is common during winter months. The days are typically sunny in Baxter but occasional thunderstorms can occur in the summertime.
Baxter, Minnesota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.
Baxter averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.
On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Baxter. The US average is 205 sunny days.
Baxter gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.
Weather Highlights
Summer High: the July high is around 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -1
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year