Faribault weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Faribault, Minnesota: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at OWATONNA, 23 km from Faribault; records cover 1961–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 35.5 in901 mm
- Snow a year
- 44 in112 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 30
- First fall freeze
- Oct 3
- Heating degree days
- 7,957
- Cooling degree days
- 639
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −16°−27° (heating, 99%) and 92°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Faribault in January
Highs average 22°−5° and lows 5°−15°, with 0.87 in22 mm of precipitation and 10 in24 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 58°14° (1981)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 1592
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Faribault in February
Highs average 27°−3° and lows 9°−13°, with 0.89 in23 mm of precipitation and 10 in26 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 69°21° (2024)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1316
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Faribault in March
Highs average 40°4° and lows 22°−6°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1968)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 1064
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Faribault in April
Highs average 55°13° and lows 34°1°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1980)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 610
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Faribault in May
Highs average 68°20° and lows 47°8°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2018)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 278
- Cooling degree days
- 35
Faribault in June
Highs average 78°26° and lows 58°14°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1985)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 50
- Cooling degree days
- 144
Faribault in July
Highs average 82°28° and lows 62°17°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 222
Faribault in August
Highs average 79°26° and lows 60°15°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 22
- Cooling degree days
- 162
Faribault in September
Highs average 73°23° and lows 51°11°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1978)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 154
- Cooling degree days
- 67
Faribault in OctoberThis month
Highs average 59°15° and lows 38°3°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1997)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 525
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Faribault in November
Highs average 42°5° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1999)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 950
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Faribault in December
Highs average 28°−2° and lows 13°−11°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation and 11 in28 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 67°19° (1998)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 1386
- Cooling degree days
- 0