Things to Do in Southern

Southern is one of the regions Explore Minnesota uses to organise the state. It covers 36 of Minnesota's 87 counties: Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Dodge, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Jackson, Lac qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Watonwan, Winona, Yellow Medicine.

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Region boundary as Explore Minnesota publishes it, checked August 25, 2026. See the source

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When to visit

Thirty-year climate normals measured at Rochester International Airport.

January

Coldest month

22.5°F average high

7.0°F average low

3.2 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

12.2 in of snow

February

26.7°F average high

10.7°F average low

2.9 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

10.7 in of snow

March

39.9°F average high

23.4°F average low

4.8 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

8.6 in of snow

April

55.3°F average high

35.1°F average low

7.0 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

3.3 in of snow

May

68.0°F average high

47.1°F average low

7.6 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

0.5 in of snow

June

77.6°F average high

57.5°F average low

7.8 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

0.0 in of snow

July

Warmest month

80.3°F average high

60.8°F average low

6.8 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

0.0 in of snow

August

78.0°F average high

58.3°F average low

6.0 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

0.0 in of snow

September

71.8°F average high

50.4°F average low

5.9 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

0.0 in of snow

October

57.9°F average high

38.0°F average low

5.1 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

0.9 in of snow

November

41.7°F average high

25.6°F average low

4.0 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

4.5 in of snow

December

Snowiest month

28.0°F average high

13.6°F average low

3.8 days of rain or snow (0.1 in or more)

12.4 in of snow

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals, monthly 1991-2020. Retrieved 2026-08-30. One station stands in for the whole region.