Champlin climate — normals and trends
Champlin (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 825 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Champlin averages 150 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Champlin has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 158 to 142 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 15 July 1988) and the coldest -36.8 °C (on 15 January 1972).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ChamplinMinnesota
- coords
- 45.19°, -93.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
6.9°C
Average daily high
11.7°C
Average daily low
2.1°C
Annual rainfall
825mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
33.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
150 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.2 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.5 °C
15 July 1988
Coldest day
-36.8 °C
15 January 1972
Wettest day
104 mm
23 September 2010
Windiest day
60.2 km/h
10 October 1949
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
10 October 1949
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
1 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-42.0 °C
30 January 1951
Snowiest day
29.8 cm
1 November 1991
Sunniest day
15.1 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 8 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | -4.7 °C | -1.3 °C | 21 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +5.5 °C | 63 mm | +10 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 128 mm | +46 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 82 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 161 mm | +44 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 79 mm | -13 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 86 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 23.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 82 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 47 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 6.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 34 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | -3.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 42 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Champlin?
Champlin has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 6.9 °C and it receives 825 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Champlin?
The hottest day measured in Champlin between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1988, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Champlin?
The coldest day measured in Champlin between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1972, at -36.8 °C.
Does it snow in Champlin?
Yes. Champlin gets on average 93.1 cm of snow per year and has around 150 frost days.
Has the climate of Champlin warmed?
Yes: Champlin warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Champlin?
The wettest day measured in Champlin between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 2010, with 104 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Champlin?
The windiest day measured in Champlin between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1949, with winds reaching 60.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Champlin?
The warmest month in Champlin is July (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Champlin?
Champlin receives on average 825 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Champlin?
Champlin gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Champlin?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Champlin between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1991, with 29.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Champlin?
Yes: Champlin has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Champlin?
In Champlin, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 1 July 2011, and the lowest was -42.0 °C on 30 January 1951.
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