Mankato, MN Weather & Climate Normals
Mankato's real weather, in one number
Mankato, MN scores 41/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Mankato's hottest and coldest months
Mankato's hottest month is Jul, averaging 72°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 15°F, a 57.1°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Mankato's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 6°F | 0.99in | 8.2in |
| Feb | 29°F | 9°F | 0.84in | 6.9in |
| Mar | 41°F | 22°F | 1.88in | 7.4in |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.31in | 1.6in |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.2in | 0in |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 5.64in | 0in |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.26in | 0in |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 4.31in | 0in |
| Sep | 74°F | 50°F | 3.3in | 0in |
| Oct | 60°F | 37°F | 2.37in | 0.1in |
| Nov | 43°F | 25°F | 1.65in | 5.9in |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 1.13in | 8.6in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Mankato at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Mankato
Mankato averages 33.88in of precipitation a year across roughly 99 days with measurable rain or snow, and 38.7in of snow a year.
Where Mankato ranks
Mankato ranks 4356 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 55 of 155 within MN. About 46,459 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Mankato, MN US, 2.6 miles from Mankato, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure