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Climate of Red Wing: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Red Wing, with average daytime highs around 28°C. January is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -15°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 43°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 860 mm of rain in a typical year. Most of it falls from May to June and August, and June is the wettest month at roughly 132 mm.
For outdoor plans and travel, July and September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Red Wing, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5° | -15° | 20 mm | 89% |
| Feb | -3° | -14° | 30 mm | 87% |
| Mar | 5° | -6° | 47 mm | 80% |
| Apr | 13° | 1° | 82 mm | 74% |
| May | 20° | 8° | 110 mm | 75% |
| Jun | 25° | 14° | 132 mm | 76% |
| Jul | 28° | 17° | 92 mm | 73% |
| Aug | 27° | 15° | 111 mm | 72% |
| Sep | 23° | 11° | 94 mm | 73% |
| Oct | 13° | 3° | 68 mm | 76% |
| Nov | 5° | -4° | 36 mm | 81% |
| Dec | -3° | -11° | 38 mm | 88% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Red Wing. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Red Wing weather
Red Wing is a place in Minnesota's humid continental climate, known for cold winters shaped by its northern latitude, located about 74 km south-east of Minneapolis. Red Wing gets warm summers (June–August) each year. Red Wing closes out the year with very cold winters (December–February) with heavy snow. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Red Wing: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/Chicago.
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Red Wing is about 74 km south-east of Minneapolis, in Minnesota.
Red Wing sees very cold winters (December–February) with heavy snow.
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Red Wing's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Red Wing, with average daytime highs of about 28°C and nights around 17°C.
The coldest nights come in January, when the average low is about -15°C and daytime highs reach around -5°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Red Wing receives about 860 mm of rain in a typical year. June is the wettest month at roughly 132 mm, and the main rainy period is May to June and August.
July and September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Red Wing, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Red Wing typically sees daytime highs near 5°C and lows near -4°C, with about 36 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 81%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
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The current temperature for Red Wing updates automatically at the top of this page — scroll to the hourly strip below to see how it's expected to change over the day.
Red Wing's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of Minnesota described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.