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Weather & Climate · Minnesota

Best Weather Counties in Minnesota 2026

Ranked by temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather frequency.

Top 10 — Weather & Climate in Minnesota

Score reflects weather & climate only — not overall county quality.

1Houston County, MN
53.1
2Big Stone County, MN
51
3Isanti County, MN
51
4Winona County, MN
50.9
5Mower County, MN
50.5
6Dakota County, MN
50
7Scott County, MN
50
8Olmsted County, MN
49.6
9Wright County, MN
49.5
10Cook County, MN
49.4

All Minnesota Counties — Weather & Climate Rankings

87 counties ranked by weather & climate score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyWeather & Climate ScoreOverall Score
1Houston County, MN
53.1
59.8
2Big Stone County, MN
51
68.8
3Isanti County, MN
51
43.6
4Winona County, MN
50.9
48
5Mower County, MN
50.5
44.7
6Dakota County, MN
50
43
7Scott County, MN
50
45.8
8Olmsted County, MN
49.6
43.7
9Wright County, MN
49.5
56.5
10Cook County, MN
49.4
61.6
11Freeborn County, MN
49.4
47.5
12Ramsey County, MN
49.4
32.6
13Aitkin County, MN
49.1
53.3
14Cass County, MN
49.1
57.2
15Anoka County, MN
49
43.7
16Washington County, MN
49
47.6
17Pine County, MN
48.9
46.9
18Itasca County, MN
48.8
56.5
19Lake County, MN
48.8
65.5
20Faribault County, MN
48.6
61.9
21Martin County, MN
48.5
59.2
22McLeod County, MN
48.5
50.1
23Roseau County, MN
48.4
56.2
24St. Louis County, MN
48.4
40.7
25Wadena County, MN
48.4
62.5
26Brown County, MN
48.3
60.3
27Fillmore County, MN
48.3
65.1
28Mille Lacs County, MN
48.3
42.6
29Beltrami County, MN
48.2
36
30Koochiching County, MN
48.2
59.9
31Goodhue County, MN
48.1
47.8
32Kanabec County, MN
48.1
52.6
33Rice County, MN
48.1
49.3
34Wilkin County, MN
48.1
65.3
35Jackson County, MN
48
72.5
36Dodge County, MN
47.9
58.4
37Douglas County, MN
47.9
56.4
38Steele County, MN
47.9
49.6
39Clearwater County, MN
47.8
65.2
40Cottonwood County, MN
47.8
63.2
41Crow Wing County, MN
47.8
49.3
42Lake of the Woods County, MN
47.8
74.3
43Otter Tail County, MN
47.7
51.7
44Carlton County, MN
47.6
49.8
45Stearns County, MN
47.5
50.3
46Carver County, MN
47.4
56
47Hubbard County, MN
47.4
50.3
48Waseca County, MN
47.4
52.5
49Becker County, MN
47.3
52.7
50Red Lake County, MN
47.2
73.1
51Marshall County, MN
47.1
69.1
52Todd County, MN
47
55.4
53Benton County, MN
46.8
41
54Blue Earth County, MN
46.8
41.7
55Hennepin County, MN
46.8
36
56Le Sueur County, MN
46.8
56.3
57Stevens County, MN
46.8
65.6
58Mahnomen County, MN
46.7
47
59Meeker County, MN
46.7
57.7
60Nobles County, MN
46.7
50.4
61Watonwan County, MN
46.7
53.6
62Pennington County, MN
46.6
43.9
63Polk County, MN
46.6
50.9
64Sherburne County, MN
46.4
55.7
65Kandiyohi County, MN
46.3
46.2
66Murray County, MN
46.1
72.7
67Pipestone County, MN
46
67
68Pope County, MN
46
65.4
69Wabasha County, MN
46
64.4
70Kittson County, MN
45.4
69.5
71Nicollet County, MN
45.4
54.4
72Sibley County, MN
45.4
57.3
73Renville County, MN
45.1
57.4
74Morrison County, MN
44.1
50.8
75Chisago County, MN
43.9
46.2
76Norman County, MN
43.9
68.8
77Swift County, MN
43.6
65.2
78Grant County, MN
43.3
66.1
79Traverse County, MN
43.3
68.1
80Clay County, MN
43.2
41.8
81Redwood County, MN
42.9
62.9
82Lincoln County, MN
42.6
69.3
83Lyon County, MN
42.6
64.5
84Rock County, MN
42.2
70.7
85Lac qui Parle County, MN
42
72.5
86Chippewa County, MN
41.8
59.5
87Yellow Medicine County, MN
40.5
66.5

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