Annual mean 6°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind W
Warmest
25.2 °C
Coldest
-11.2 °C
Wettest
86%
Windiest
5.9 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.9 m/s average
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The average temperature in Detroit Lakes over the whole year is 6°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C. Detroit Lakes has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 82% in January, the driest month, to 86% in July, the wettest. Winds in Detroit Lakes are highest in April, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.0 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Detroit Lakes come in July, when the sky is typically 25% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 56%.
Month by month Detroit Lakes climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-10°C
-13°C
-16°C
82%
54%
3.9 m/s
0
0
0
February
-8°C
-13°C
-15°C
85%
43%
4.0 m/s
0
0
1
March
1°C
-5°C
-5°C
86%
43%
4.2 m/s
0
0
7
April
8°C
1°C
2°C
86%
45%
4.4 m/s
4
0
26
May
18°C
10°C
13°C
86%
35%
4.1 m/s
39
5
61
June
23°C
16°C
21°C
86%
31%
3.9 m/s
68
23
55
July
25°C
18°C
24°C
86%
25%
3.0 m/s
67
43
36
August
24°C
16°C
22°C
86%
32%
3.1 m/s
73
30
49
September
20°C
12°C
17°C
86%
34%
3.5 m/s
57
11
65
October
11°C
4°C
6°C
86%
44%
4.0 m/s
13
1
39
November
1°C
-3°C
-5°C
85%
50%
4.1 m/s
1
0
9
December
-6°C
-9°C
-13°C
84%
56%
4.1 m/s
0
0
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Detroit Lakes weather by season
Year round, Detroit Lakes has days of about -10°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 25°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -13°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 6°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Detroit Lakes weather in winterDecember to February
High -8°CLow -12°CRain 83%
Winter in Detroit Lakes has typical daily highs of about -8°C and lows of about -12°C, with a 83% chance of rain on a given day.
Detroit Lakes weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 2°CRain 86%
Spring in Detroit Lakes has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 86% chance of rain on a given day.
Detroit Lakes weather in summerJune to August
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 86%
Summer in Detroit Lakes has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 86% chance of rain on a given day.
Detroit Lakes weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 4°CRain 85%
Autumn in Detroit Lakes has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 85% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Detroit Lakes?
Detroit Lakes has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 82% in January, the driest month, to 86% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is Detroit Lakes windiest?
Winds in Detroit Lakes are highest in April, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.0 m/s (11 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Detroit Lakes year round?
The average temperature in Detroit Lakes over the whole year is 6°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C.