Marshall, MN Climate


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Marshall, MN has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and fall tend to have moderate temperatures with occasional precipitation. The city has an average of 39 inches of annual rainfall as well as over 15 inches of snowfall each year. Although the temperatures can often be extreme throughout the year, the diverse range of weather conditions make for a beautiful landscape.

Marshall, Minnesota gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Marshall averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 208 sunny days per year in Marshall. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Marshall gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Marshall is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Marshall, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMarshall, MinnesotaUnited States
  27.9 in.38.1 in.
  44.1 in.27.8 in.
  79.4 days106.2 days
  208 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  4.4°21.7°
  6.77
  3.64.3
  1161 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Marshall with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Marshall, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Marshall are June, August and September.
In Marshall, there are 13.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Marshall with an average of 4.4°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Marshall, there are 165.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Marshall, there are 32.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Marshall is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Marshall with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.9 inches in Marshall means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Marshall with 9.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 79.4 rainy days annually in Marshall, which is one of the least rainy places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.1 inches in Marshall means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Marshall with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 9 years ago

cold and windy in the winter, hot humid and windy in the summer and fall and spring are only a day or two long. kind of a sad little town.   More

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Over 14 years ago

I moved to Marshall in 2007 and have regretted it since I have asthma and with that I have had chronic colds and coughing most of the time. The humidity is too high in  More

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