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Duluth, MN vs Rochester, MN weather comparison

Duluth

MN

Duluth picks up around 18 more inches of snow each winter.

Rochester enjoys about 15 more sunny days a year than Duluth.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Duluth, MN and Rochester, MN
DuluthMetricRochester
168 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies184 days
33 inPrecipitationper year35 in
129 daysWet daysrain or snow per year123 days
69 inSnowfallper year51 in
2 daysHot daysabove 90 °F6 days
168 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F163 days
75%Humidityaverage relative72%
41 °FAverage temperatureyear round44 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

DuluthRochester

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovDuluth, Jan: 21 °FDuluth, Feb: 26 °FDuluth, Mar: 35 °FDuluth, Apr: 46 °FDuluth, May: 57 °FDuluth, Jun: 67 °FDuluth, Jul: 76 °FDuluth, Aug: 74 °FDuluth, Sep: 66 °FDuluth, Oct: 52 °FDuluth, Nov: 38 °FDuluth, Dec: 26 °FRochester, Jan: 22 °FRochester, Feb: 27 °FRochester, Mar: 40 °FRochester, Apr: 55 °FRochester, May: 68 °FRochester, Jun: 78 °FRochester, Jul: 81 °FRochester, Aug: 78 °FRochester, Sep: 72 °FRochester, Oct: 58 °FRochester, Nov: 42 °FRochester, Dec: 28 °F

Daily lows

0204060JanMarMayJulSepNovDuluth, Jan: 4 °FDuluth, Feb: 8 °FDuluth, Mar: 19 °FDuluth, Apr: 31 °FDuluth, May: 41 °FDuluth, Jun: 49 °FDuluth, Jul: 58 °FDuluth, Aug: 59 °FDuluth, Sep: 50 °FDuluth, Oct: 38 °FDuluth, Nov: 25 °FDuluth, Dec: 12 °FRochester, Jan: 6 °FRochester, Feb: 9 °FRochester, Mar: 22 °FRochester, Apr: 34 °FRochester, May: 46 °FRochester, Jun: 56 °FRochester, Jul: 60 °FRochester, Aug: 57 °FRochester, Sep: 49 °FRochester, Oct: 36 °FRochester, Nov: 24 °FRochester, Dec: 13 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Duluth high212635465767767466523826
Rochester high222740556878817872584228
Duluth low4819314149585950382512
Rochester low6922344656605749362413

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

DuluthRochester
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovDuluth, Jan: 1.0 inDuluth, Feb: 1.0 inDuluth, Mar: 1.7 inDuluth, Apr: 3.0 inDuluth, May: 3.6 inDuluth, Jun: 4.2 inDuluth, Jul: 4.0 inDuluth, Aug: 3.9 inDuluth, Sep: 3.3 inDuluth, Oct: 3.3 inDuluth, Nov: 2.2 inDuluth, Dec: 1.5 inRochester, Jan: 1.1 inRochester, Feb: 1.2 inRochester, Mar: 2.4 inRochester, Apr: 3.6 inRochester, May: 4.6 inRochester, Jun: 5.2 inRochester, Jul: 3.8 inRochester, Aug: 3.8 inRochester, Sep: 3.3 inRochester, Oct: 2.7 inRochester, Nov: 1.9 inRochester, Dec: 1.4 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Duluth1.01.01.73.03.64.24.03.93.33.32.21.5
Rochester1.11.22.43.64.65.23.83.83.32.71.91.4

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

DuluthRochester
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovDuluth, Jan: 10 daysDuluth, Feb: 11 daysDuluth, Mar: 13 daysDuluth, Apr: 14 daysDuluth, May: 15 daysDuluth, Jun: 16 daysDuluth, Jul: 20 daysDuluth, Aug: 20 daysDuluth, Sep: 17 daysDuluth, Oct: 14 daysDuluth, Nov: 9 daysDuluth, Dec: 9 daysRochester, Jan: 12 daysRochester, Feb: 11 daysRochester, Mar: 14 daysRochester, Apr: 14 daysRochester, May: 15 daysRochester, Jun: 16 daysRochester, Jul: 21 daysRochester, Aug: 20 daysRochester, Sep: 19 daysRochester, Oct: 16 daysRochester, Nov: 14 daysRochester, Dec: 12 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Duluth1011131415162020171499
Rochester121114141516212019161412

Keep comparing

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).