Fairmont, MN Weather & Climate Normals
What a normal year in Fairmont actually looks like
On the 30-year record NOAA keeps for Fairmont, 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 Fairmont's weather actually swings
Average temperatures in Fairmont run from 13°F in Jan up to 70°F in Jul, a 57.1°F seasonal swing, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Fairmont, month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.87in | 10.9in |
| Feb | 27°F | 8°F | 0.93in | 8.5in |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.76in | 4.6in |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 3.43in | 3.6in |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.6in | 0in |
| Jun | 78°F | 57°F | 4.65in | 0in |
| Jul | 81°F | 60°F | 4.16in | 0in |
| Aug | 78°F | 58°F | 4.11in | 0in |
| Sep | 73°F | 48°F | 3.21in | 0in |
| Oct | 59°F | 35°F | 2.52in | 0.7in |
| Nov | 42°F | 22°F | 1.46in | 3.1in |
| Dec | 28°F | 11°F | 1.17in | 8.3in |
If you're timing a visit, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are Fairmont's mildest stretch; if you're moving there, you should plan around Jan's cold instead.
How wet Fairmont actually gets
Over a typical year, Fairmont sees about 32.87in of precipitation a year across roughly 93 days with measurable rain or snow, with 39.7in of snow a year.
Fairmont against the rest of the country
Out of 4876 cities scored here, Fairmont comes in at 4431; within MN alone it ranks 68 of 155. Population is about 10,176.
Checking the actual forecast
These figures come from Swea City 5n, IA US, the NOAA station 15.3 miles from Fairmont, averaged over 30 years, not tomorrow's forecast.
More on how this is worked out
Why this uses the nearest NOAA station · How the comfort score is calculated