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Lake City, MN vs Rochester, MN weather comparison

Lake City

MN

Rochester picks up around 17 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Lake City, MN and Rochester, MN
Lake CityMetricRochester
183 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies184 days
35 inPrecipitationper year35 in
123 daysWet daysrain or snow per year123 days
34 inSnowfallper year51 in
11 daysHot daysabove 90 °F6 days
165 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F163 days
71%Humidityaverage relative72%
45 °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.

Lake CityRochester

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovLake City, Jan: 24 °FLake City, Feb: 30 °FLake City, Mar: 42 °FLake City, Apr: 57 °FLake City, May: 69 °FLake City, Jun: 79 °FLake City, Jul: 83 °FLake City, Aug: 81 °FLake City, Sep: 74 °FLake City, Oct: 60 °FLake City, Nov: 43 °FLake City, Dec: 30 °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

0204060JanMarMayJulSepNovLake City, Jan: 4 °FLake City, Feb: 8 °FLake City, Mar: 21 °FLake City, Apr: 33 °FLake City, May: 45 °FLake City, Jun: 56 °FLake City, Jul: 60 °FLake City, Aug: 58 °FLake City, Sep: 49 °FLake City, Oct: 36 °FLake City, Nov: 24 °FLake City, Dec: 13 °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
Lake City high243042576979838174604330
Rochester high222740556878817872584228
Lake City low4821334556605849362413
Rochester low6922344656605749362413

Monthly precipitation

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

Lake CityRochester
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovLake City, Jan: 1.1 inLake City, Feb: 1.2 inLake City, Mar: 2.2 inLake City, Apr: 3.5 inLake City, May: 4.5 inLake City, Jun: 4.9 inLake City, Jul: 3.6 inLake City, Aug: 4.2 inLake City, Sep: 3.5 inLake City, Oct: 2.8 inLake City, Nov: 2.1 inLake City, 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
Lake City1.11.22.23.54.54.93.64.23.52.82.11.5
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.

Lake CityRochester
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovLake City, Jan: 11 daysLake City, Feb: 12 daysLake City, Mar: 14 daysLake City, Apr: 14 daysLake City, May: 15 daysLake City, Jun: 16 daysLake City, Jul: 21 daysLake City, Aug: 21 daysLake City, Sep: 19 daysLake City, Oct: 16 daysLake City, Nov: 13 daysLake City, Dec: 11 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
Lake City111214141516212119161311
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).