Hibbing climate — normals and trends
Hibbing (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.9 °C and it receives 766 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Hibbing averages 175 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Hibbing has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 170 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.6 °C (on 6 July 1988) and the coldest -41.5 °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
HibbingMinnesota
- coords
- 47.43°, -92.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.9°C
Average daily high
8.9°C
Average daily low
-1.0°C
Annual rainfall
766mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.5km/h
Seasonal range
33.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
175 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
110.6 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-4.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
35.6 °C
6 July 1988
Coldest day
-41.5 °C
15 January 1972
Wettest day
91 mm
13 August 1988
Windiest day
44.6 km/h
13 March 1982
Strongest gust
111.6 km/h
27 April 1984
Hottest feels-like
38.1 °C
13 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-46.7 °C
15 January 1972
Snowiest day
30.3 cm
1 November 1991
Sunniest day
15.6 h
11 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -9.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 18 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | -7.4 °C | -1.4 °C | 20 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 5.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 42 mm | +3 mm |
| Apr | 9.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 102 mm | +37 mm |
| May | 20.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 32 mm | -53 mm |
| Jun | 23.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 90 mm | -16 mm |
| Jul | 25.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 176 mm | +70 mm |
| Aug | 23.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 75 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 20.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 99 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 45 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 3.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
| Dec | -7.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 26 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hibbing?
Hibbing has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.9 °C and it receives 766 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hibbing?
The hottest day measured in Hibbing between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1988, reaching 35.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hibbing?
The coldest day measured in Hibbing between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1972, at -41.5 °C.
Does it snow in Hibbing?
Yes. Hibbing gets on average 110.6 cm of snow per year and has around 175 frost days.
Has the climate of Hibbing warmed?
Yes: Hibbing warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hibbing?
The wettest day measured in Hibbing between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1988, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hibbing?
The windiest day measured in Hibbing between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1982, with winds reaching 44.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hibbing?
The warmest month in Hibbing is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Hibbing?
Hibbing receives on average 766 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hibbing?
Hibbing gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hibbing?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hibbing between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1991, with 30.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hibbing?
Yes: Hibbing has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hibbing?
In Hibbing, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.1 °C on 13 July 1995, and the lowest was -46.7 °C on 15 January 1972.
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