Ely (MN) Temperature by Month

Ely, Minnesota, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 9°C (48°F), ranging from -9°C (16°F) in January to 25°C (77°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from warm to very cold in Ely. Nighttime lows follow the same pattern, ranging from 12°C (54°F) to -21°C (-6°F).

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Ely by month:

From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Ely's average annual maximum temperature is 9°C (48°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.

Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.

San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation, summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.

Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually, known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Ely's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Ely climate page.