Annual mean 6°C · wettest around April · prevailing wind W
Warmest
26.3 °C
Coldest
-11.2 °C
Wettest
64%
Windiest
6.5 m/s
Prevailing
W
5.5 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Moorhead over the whole year is 6°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C. Moorhead has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 56% in January, the driest month, to 62% in April, the wettest. Winds in Moorhead are highest in April, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Moorhead come in July, when the sky is typically 22% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 55%.
Month by month Moorhead 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
-17°C
56%
53%
4.7 m/s
0
0
0
February
-8°C
-13°C
-15°C
59%
43%
4.8 m/s
0
0
1
March
1°C
-5°C
-6°C
60%
43%
4.8 m/s
0
0
9
April
8°C
1°C
2°C
62%
44%
5.2 m/s
5
0
27
May
19°C
11°C
14°C
60%
33%
4.8 m/s
44
7
63
June
25°C
17°C
22°C
60%
28%
4.4 m/s
68
31
51
July
26°C
19°C
25°C
60%
22%
3.5 m/s
65
49
32
August
24°C
16°C
23°C
60%
28%
3.5 m/s
72
37
45
September
21°C
12°C
18°C
60%
31%
3.9 m/s
61
14
66
October
12°C
4°C
6°C
60%
41%
4.6 m/s
15
1
42
November
2°C
-3°C
-5°C
59%
48%
4.7 m/s
1
0
10
December
-6°C
-9°C
-13°C
59%
55%
4.8 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 Moorhead weather by season
Year round, Moorhead has days of about -10°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -13°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 6°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around April 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.
Moorhead weather in winterDecember to February
High -8°CLow -11°CRain 58%
Winter in Moorhead has typical daily highs of about -8°C and lows of about -11°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
Moorhead weather in springMarch to May
High 9°CLow 2°CRain 61%
Spring in Moorhead has typical daily highs of about 9°C and lows of about 2°C, with a 61% chance of rain on a given day.
Moorhead weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 17°CRain 60%
Summer in Moorhead has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Moorhead weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 11°CLow 5°CRain 60%
Autumn in Moorhead has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 5°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Moorhead?
Moorhead has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 56% in January, the driest month, to 62% in April, the wettest.
What time of year is Moorhead windiest?
Winds in Moorhead are highest in April, averaging 5.2 m/s (19 km/h), and lightest in July, at 3.5 m/s (13 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Moorhead year round?
The average temperature in Moorhead over the whole year is 6°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; February is the coldest, with lows of about -13°C.