Owatonna, MN Weather & Climate Normals
Owatonna's real weather, in one number
Owatonna, MN scores 40/100 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.
Owatonna's hottest and coldest months
Owatonna's hottest month is Jul, averaging 72°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 14°F, a 58.2°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Owatonna's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 5°F | 0.87in | 9.5in |
| Feb | 27°F | 9°F | 0.89in | 10.2in |
| Mar | 40°F | 22°F | 1.99in | 6.8in |
| Apr | 55°F | 34°F | 3.18in | 2.6in |
| May | 68°F | 47°F | 4.61in | 0.5in |
| Jun | 78°F | 58°F | 5.28in | 0in |
| Jul | 82°F | 62°F | 4.79in | 0in |
| Aug | 79°F | 60°F | 4.84in | 0in |
| Sep | 73°F | 51°F | 3.8in | 0in |
| Oct | 59°F | 38°F | 2.48in | 0.3in |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 1.65in | 3.1in |
| Dec | 28°F | 13°F | 1.08in | 11.2in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Owatonna at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Owatonna
Owatonna averages 35.46in of precipitation a year across roughly 105 days with measurable rain or snow, and 44.2in of snow a year.
Where Owatonna ranks
Owatonna ranks 4508 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 85 of 155 within MN. About 26,626 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Owatonna, MN US, 0.4 miles from Owatonna, 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