Moorhead, MN Weather & Climate Normals
Moorhead's real weather, in one number
Moorhead, MN scores 38/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: weather-driven. Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Moorhead's hottest and coldest months
Moorhead's hottest month is Jul, averaging 71°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 9°F, a 62.8°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Moorhead's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17°F | 0°F | 0.73in | 12.2in |
| Feb | 23°F | 4°F | 0.72in | 7.7in |
| Mar | 37°F | 18°F | 1.33in | 9.3in |
| Apr | 54°F | 32°F | 1.72in | 4in |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 3.4in | 0in |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.66in | 0in |
| Jul | 82°F | 61°F | 3.37in | 0in |
| Aug | 81°F | 59°F | 2.74in | 0in |
| Sep | 72°F | 49°F | 2.94in | 0in |
| Oct | 55°F | 36°F | 2.51in | 0.7in |
| Nov | 38°F | 21°F | 1.05in | 8in |
| Dec | 23°F | 8°F | 0.92in | 10.8in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Moorhead at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Moorhead
Moorhead averages 26.09in of precipitation a year across roughly 109 days with measurable rain or snow, and 52.7in of snow a year.
Where Moorhead ranks
Moorhead ranks 4688 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 140 of 155 within MN. About 45,726 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Moorhead, MN US, 1.6 miles from Moorhead, 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