Big Lake, MN Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Big Lake actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Big Lake, MN, the comfort score comes out to 41/100, strongly seasonal: Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. Only 5 months a year land in the 55–75°F range this site treats as mild.
How much Big Lake's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Big Lake run from 13°F in Jan up to 72°F in Jul, a 59.2°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Big Lake, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 4°F | 0.8in | 8.2in |
| Feb | 28°F | 7°F | 0.83in | 7.3in |
| Mar | 41°F | 18°F | 1.67in | 6.3in |
| Apr | 56°F | 32°F | 3.04in | 2.4in |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 4.2in | 0in |
| Jun | 79°F | 56°F | 4.45in | 0in |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 4.49in | 0in |
| Aug | 81°F | 58°F | 4.03in | 0in |
| Sep | 73°F | 49°F | 3.61in | 0in |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 2.96in | 0.2in |
| Nov | 41°F | 24°F | 1.71in | 5.3in |
| Dec | 27°F | 11°F | 1.1in | 6in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Big Lake's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Big Lake actually gets
Over a typical year, Big Lake sees about 32.89in of precipitation a year across roughly 89 days with measurable rain or snow, with 35.7in of snow a year.
Big Lake against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Big Lake comes in at 4409; within MN alone it ranks 64 of 155. Population is about 12,855.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Elk Rvr, MN US, the NOAA station 8.1 miles from Big Lake, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why some cities show no snow or rain figure · What a 30-year climate normal actually is