Holiday weather history: Duluth, MN
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Duluth weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 44°F, low 31°F; rain or snow in 35% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 16%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Duluth (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 66°F (1999). Coldest high: 27°F (1996); coldest low 10°F (1996). Wettest: 0.47 in (1997); snowiest: 1.6 in (2024). The median Halloween high was 44°F in 1995–2009 and 44°F in 2010–2025 (+0°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 44°F | 25°F | 0.07 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 39°F | 28°F | 0.20 in | 1.6 in |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 33°F | 18°F | 0.00 in | 0.3 in |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 63°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 44°F | 33°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 46°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 34°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 42°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 27°F | 23°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 55°F | 39°F | 0.08 in | 0 |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Duluth (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 52°F (2012). Coldest high: 10°F (1995); coldest low -9°F (2014). Wettest: 0.22 in (2012); snowiest: 3.3 in (2012). The median Thanksgiving high was 32°F in 1995–2009 and 31°F in 2010–2025 (-1°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 26°F | 20°F | 0.00 in | 0.3 in |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 24°F | 15°F | 0.01 in | 1.0 in |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 30°F | 12°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 38°F | 28°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 21°F | 5°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 32°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 27°F | 13°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 32°F | 19°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 38°F | 16°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 35°F | 30°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Duluth (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 46°F (2023). Coldest high: -8°F (2017); coldest low -18°F (2017). Wettest: 1.65 in (2009); snowiest: 12.4 in (2009). The median Christmas Day high was 24°F in 1995–2009 and 27°F in 2010–2025 (+3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 28°F | 17°F | 0.01 in | 0 |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 28°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 46°F | 36°F | 0.39 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 2°F | -9°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 18°F | 5°F | 0.01 in | 0.2 in |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 19°F | -12°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 34°F | 31°F | 0.05 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 26°F | 14°F | 0.00 in | 0.1 in |
| 2017 | 12-25 | -8°F | -18°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 32°F | 24°F | 0.87 in | 1.6 in |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Duluth (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 38°F (2004). Coldest high: -8°F (2013); coldest low -26°F (2017). Wettest: 0.67 in (2006); snowiest: 4.3 in (2018). The median New Year's Eve high was 20°F in 1995–2009 and 20°F in 2010–2025 (-0°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 18°F | -3°F | 0.02 in | 0.8 in |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 27°F | 23°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 27°F | 17°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 29°F | 13°F | 0.04 in | 1.0 in |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 15°F | -10°F | 0.00 in | 0.1 in |
| 2020 | 12-31 | 18°F | 2°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 22°F | 6°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 26°F | -3°F | 0.34 in | 4.3 in |
| 2017 | 12-31 | -8°F | -26°F | 0.00 in | 0 |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 21°F | 11°F | 0.03 in | 0.7 in |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014913 (46.837, -92.210). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.