Frost weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Frost, Minnesota: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Wells, 24 km from Frost; records cover 1968–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 34.5 in877 mm
- Snow a year
- 40 in102 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 3
- Heating degree days
- 7,754
- Cooling degree days
- 667
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 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Frost in January
Highs average 24°−5° and lows 5°−15°, with 0.71 in18 mm of precipitation and 9 in22 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 58°14° (2002)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (2010)
- Heating degree days
- 1573
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Frost in February
Highs average 29°−2° and lows 10°−12°, with 0.73 in19 mm of precipitation and 9 in22 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 71°22° (2024)
- Record low
- −31°−35° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 1284
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Frost in March
Highs average 41°5° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (2025)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 1022
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Frost in April
Highs average 56°13° and lows 35°2°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation and 2.9 in7.4 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2002)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (2018)
- Heating degree days
- 584
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Frost in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 48°9°, with 4.6 in117 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2013)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2011)
- Heating degree days
- 244
- Cooling degree days
- 39
Frost in June
Highs average 79°26° and lows 59°15°, with 5.5 in138 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2011)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 42
- Cooling degree days
- 156
Frost in July
Highs average 82°28° and lows 62°17°, with 4.9 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1995)
- Record low
- 45°7° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 226
Frost in August
Highs average 80°26° and lows 60°15°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2012)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 23
- Cooling degree days
- 164
Frost in September
Highs average 74°23° and lows 51°11°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2023)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1999)
- Heating degree days
- 150
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Frost in OctoberThis month
Highs average 60°15° and lows 38°3°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1997)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (2020)
- Heating degree days
- 515
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Frost in November
Highs average 43°6° and lows 24°−4°, with 1.7 in42 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2006)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 938
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Frost in December
Highs average 29°−1° and lows 12°−11°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation and 11 in28 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 68°20° (1998)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 1370
- Cooling degree days
- 0