Rochester, MN: 2026

10 October 2026: 2026 so far averaged 51.5°F in Rochester, MN, the warmest 1 January to 10 October since 2024, 6th warmest of 109.

2026 so far, to 10 October 2026

Mean temperature: 51.5°F; Warmest since 2024; 6th warmest of 109
Precipitation: 29.14 in; Wettest since 2025; 35th wettest of 108

A normal 1 January to 10 October in Rochester, MN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 48.6°F, between 46.4°F and 51°F in eight years of ten and 29.17 in of precipitation, between 21.97 in and 37.89 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 January to 10 October in Rochester, MN since 1887: 51.5°F in 2026; the highest is 54.5°F, in 2012.

Normal range, 46.4 to 51°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 January to 10 October in Rochester, MN from 1886 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	51.5	6	60.9	12	42.1	4	29.14	35	0
2025	50.6	9	60.5	19	40.8	13	30.83	22	0
2024	52.2	3	62.4	4	42.1	4	31.92	19	0
2023	50.5	10	60.4	21	40.7	15	24.46	64	0
2022	47.8	64	57.4	77	38.1	49	31.41	20	0
2021	50.5	10	60.3	23	40.8	13	23.45	71	0
2020	49.3	34	58.9	47	39.8	24	27.10	49	0
2019	47	80	56.1	98	37.8	55	49.29	1	0
2018	48.4	51	57.7	69	39.1	31	34.78	16	0
2017	50.3	17	59.4	40	41.2	9	30.78	23	0
2016	51	7	60	27	42.1	4	37.89	7	0
2015	48.5	47	58	60	38.9	32	28.06	42	0
2014	45.2	104	54.8	107	35.7	94	30.63	26	0
2013	48.2	56	57.3	81	39.2	28	38.01	5	0
2012	54.5	1	65	1	44.1	1	20.85	92	0
2011	49	42	58	60	40	20	25.88	57	0
2010	50.5	10	60.1	25	40.9	12	32.52	18	0
2009	47.4	73	57.1	86	37.6	59	23.12	75	0
2008	47.7	66	57.1	86	38.3	46	26.40	52	1
2007	50.4	13	59.8	30	41.1	10	37.93	6	0
2006	51.7	4	60.7	17	42.8	2	26.81	51	0
2005	50.4	13	59.7	32	41.1	10	29.98	30	0
2004	48.4	51	57.9	65	38.9	32	36.20	11	0
2003	47.8	64	58.1	58	37.4	64	20.48	95	0
2002	49.7	27	59.1	44	40.3	16	31.19	21	0
2001	47.5	71	56.8	88	38.1	49	34.54	17	0
2000	49.6	29	59.2	42	40	20	35.33	15	0
1999	48.9	44	57.8	67	39.9	22	35.62	14	0
1998	51	7	59.7	32	42.3	3	27.32	47	0
1997	46.7	87	56.1	98	37.3	66	26.88	50	0
1996	45.1	105	54.6	109	35.6	98	22.02	85	0
1995	48.7	45	57.9	65	39.4	26	23.23	74	0
1994	46.5	89	56.2	94	36.7	77	28.36	40	0
1993	45.3	103	54.3	110	36.3	84	36.25	10	0
1992	48	60	57.3	81	38.7	39	21.52	88	0
1991	49.6	29	59.3	41	39.9	22	27.85	44	0
1990	50.4	13	60.5	19	40.3	16	40.79	2	0
1989	46.9	82	57.6	72	36.3	84	20.32	97	0
1988	48.5	47	60.1	25	36.9	72	17.01	105	0
1987	51.7	4	62.1	7	41.3	8	22.07	84	0
1986	48.1	58	57.4	77	38.8	35	36.53	8	0
1985	47.7	66	57.8	67	37.6	59	22.98	76	0
1984	47	80	56.2	94	37.7	56	22.10	82	0
1983	49.1	37	58	60	40.3	16	27.87	43	0
1982	46.4	91	55.6	104	37.2	69	29.59	32	0
1981	49	42	59.1	44	38.9	32	30.23	28	0
1980	48.5	47	59.1	44	37.9	53	22.93	77	0
1979	44.8	107	54.8	107	34.8	104	26.13	56	0
1978	46	95	56.4	91	35.7	94	36.30	9	0
1977	49.1	37	59.7	32	38.5	43	25.74	59	0
1976	49.9	21	62.4	4	37.3	66	14.52	107	0
1975	47.1	77	57.4	77	36.9	72	21.68	87	0
1974	46.8	84	57.2	84	36.3	84	22.69	78	0
1973	49.5	32	58.9	47	40.1	19	35.74	13	0
1972	45.7	99	56.1	98	35.2	102	22.08	83	0
1971	46.8	84	57.2	84	36.4	83	24.35	65	0
1970	46.8	84	56.8	88	36.7	77	29.15	33	0
1969	46.5	89	56.7	90	36.3	84	23.43	73	0
1968	47.2	75	58	60	36.5	81	29.15	33	0
1967	45.9	97	56.1	98	35.6	98	25.26	60	0
1966	46	95	56.2	94	35.7	94	18.97	101	0
1965	44.4	109	53.3	111	35.5	100	28.66	38	0
1964	49.1	37	59.9	29	38.1	49	16.64	106	1
1963	47.3	74	57.6	72	37	71	19.97	99	0
1962	45.8	98	55.1	106	36.6	79	26.16	55	0
1961	48	60	57.6	72	38.5	43	27.46	46	0
1960	47.5	71	57.7	69	37.4	64	22.35	81	0
1959	48	60	58.5	52	37.5	62	30.76	24	0
1958	47.6	69	58.4	54	36.8	75	18.06	102	0
1957	48.2	56	58.1	58	38.3	46	23.45	71	0
1956	46.4	91	57.7	69	35	103	24.62	62	0
1955	50.4	13	61.5	10	39.2	28	17.58	104	1
1954	49.1	37	59.5	37	38.7	39	27.81	45	0
1953	48.7	45	59.5	37	37.7	56	23.57	70	1
1952	48.1	58	58.6	51	37.6	59	26.28	53	0
1951	45.4	100	55.6	104	35.3	101	35.94	12	0
1950	45.4	100	56.4	91	34.3	108	20.35	96	0
1949	49.8	26	60.9	12	38.8	35	23.87	69	1
1948	48.5	47	60.2	24	36.8	75	21.13	89	0
1947	48.4	51	58.7	50	38.1	49	28.83	37	0
1946	50.2	19	61.3	11	38.8	35	24.54	63	2
1945	46.9	82	57.6	72	36.2	89	30.74	25	0
1944	49.4	33	59.2	42	39.5	25	21.00	90	0
1943	47.2	75	58.2	56	36	90	20.61	94	1
1942	49.2	35	59.7	32	38.6	42	39.02	4	1
1941	50	20	60.8	15	39.3	27	26.25	54	0
1940	46.4	91	57.4	77	35.8	93	21.84	86	15
1939	49.1	37	60.9	12	37.3	66	20.12	98	0
1938	49.2	35	59.5	37	38.8	35	39.90	3	2
1937	45.4	100	56.2	94	34.6	107	20.97	91	3
1936	47.1	77	58.5	52	35.7	94	18.05	103	0
1935	47.7	66	58.3	55	37.2	69	30.62	27	1
1934	50.3	17	63	3	37.7	56	20.83	93	3
1933	49.9	21	61.6	9	38.2	48	22.47	80	3
1932	48.4	51	59.8	30	36.6	79			6
1931	52.9	2	64.4	2	41.4	7			0
1930	49.6	29	61.7	8	37.5	62	30.01	29	8
1929			58	60	34.7	106			29
1928									275
1920	47.6	69	58.2	56	36.3	84	23.89	68	16
1919	49.9	21	60.8	15	39.2	28	24.85	61	19
1918	46.7	87	58.8	49	34.8	104	24.00	67	12
1917	44.7	108	55.9	102	32.9	111	27.24	48	12
1916	49.9	21	59.7	32	37.9	53	24.32	66	19
1915	47.1	77	57.3	81	36.9	72	29.63	31	6
1914	49.9	21	60.7	17	38.7	39	28.34	41	4
1913	47.9	63	60	27	35.9	91	29.10	36	0
1912	44.9	106	55.9	102	34	109	19.45	100	2
1911			60.4	21			28.41	39	40
1910	49.7	27	62.3	6	35.9	91	10.63	108	14
1909							22.57	79	44
1908									178
1894									230
1893					33	110			51
1892	48.4	51	57.6	72	38.5	43			24
1889									252
1888									31
1887	46.4	91	56.4	91	36.5	81	25.86	58	1
1886									181

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	54.5
1931	52.9
2024	52.2
2006	51.7
1987	51.7
2026	51.5
2016	51
1998	51
2025	50.6
2023	50.5
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1965	44.4
1917	44.7
1979	44.8
1912	44.9
1996	45.1
2014	45.2
1993	45.3
1951	45.4
1950	45.4
1937	45.4

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	49.29
1990	40.79
1938	39.90
1942	39.02
2013	38.01
2007	37.93
2016	37.89
1986	36.53
1978	36.30
1993	36.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	10.63
1976	14.52
1964	16.64
1988	17.01
1955	17.58
1936	18.05
1958	18.06
1966	18.97
1912	19.45
1963	19.97

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 94°F; 27 July 2026
Coldest night: -22°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 2.35 in; 18 September 2026, 31 July 2026

Month by month

Month	Mean temperature	Precipitation
January	13°F 55th coldest of 111	0.81 in 53rd wettest of 111
February	26.9°F 10th warmest of 110	0.51 in 38th driest of 112
March	37.4°F 12th warmest of 112	2.09 in 40th wettest of 112
April	47.9°F 24th warmest of 112	4.44 in 16th wettest of 109
May	58.6°F 37th warmest of 112	0.86 in 2nd driest of 113
June	67.6°F 50th warmest of 112	4.00 in 49th driest of 110
July	74.1°F 11th warmest of 113	8.84 in 5th wettest of 113
August	70°F 32nd warmest of 114	1.24 in 9th driest of 115
September	64.2°F 14th warmest of 113	6.22 in 16th wettest of 113
October so far	59.1°F 15th warmest of 112	0.13 in 30th driest of 113

Hot days and freezes

Rochester, MN has had 6 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2023, tied 65th most of 111 (with 2022, 2020, 1989 and 3 other years).
Rochester, MN has had 91 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 10 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 96th most of 111 (with 2025, 2021, 2000 and 1 other year).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Rochester, MN came on Thursday 7 May 2026, the latest since 2020, tied 55th latest of 111 (with 1989 and 1980).

Daily records set

Date	Record	Value	Before	Check
10 October	Warmest day	86°F	85°F 1930	Confirmed
21 March	Warmest day	75°F	70°F 1918	Provisional
15 February	Warmest day	53°F	49°F 1931	Provisional
13 February	Warmest day	48°F	47°F 1919	Provisional

Daily records set and not listed: 0

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2026 so far brought 29.14 in of precipitation in Rochester, MN, the wettest 1 January to 10 October since 2025, 35th wettest of 108.
The hottest day of 2026 so far in Rochester, MN: 94°F on Monday 27 July 2026.
The coldest night of 2026 so far in Rochester, MN: a low of -22°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of 2026 so far in Rochester, MN: 2.35 in on Friday 18 September 2026 and Friday 31 July 2026.