Nelson weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Nelson, Minnesota: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Alexandria Chandler Field, 10 km from Nelson; records cover 1940–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 24.1 in612 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 28
- First fall freeze
- Oct 5
- Heating degree days
- 8,654
- Cooling degree days
- 495
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −19°−28° (heating, 99%) and 91°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Nelson in January
Highs average 19°−7° and lows 2°−16°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 58°14° (1981)
- Record low
- −38°−39° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 1685
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Nelson in February
Highs average 24°−5° and lows 6°−14°, with 0.41 in10 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 58°14° (1981)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 1404
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Nelson in March
Highs average 37°3° and lows 19°−7°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2021)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 1147
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Nelson in April
Highs average 52°11° and lows 33°0°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1980)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 674
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Nelson in May
Highs average 66°19° and lows 46°8°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1959)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 306
- Cooling degree days
- 24
Nelson in June
Highs average 76°24° and lows 56°14°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1988)
- Record low
- 33°1° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 68
- Cooling degree days
- 99
Nelson in July
Highs average 80°27° and lows 61°16°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1976)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Nelson in August
Highs average 78°26° and lows 59°15°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1983)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 138
Nelson in September
Highs average 70°21° and lows 50°10°, with 2.6 in67 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1978)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 193
- Cooling degree days
- 43
Nelson in OctoberThis month
Highs average 55°13° and lows 37°3°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 91°33° (2023)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 599
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Nelson in November
Highs average 38°3° and lows 23°−5°, with 0.83 in21 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1999)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 1041
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Nelson in December
Highs average 24°−4° and lows 10°−12°, with 0.36 in9.1 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 58°14° (1962)
- Record low
- −32°−36° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 1491
- Cooling degree days
- 0