Chaska, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHASKA 2NW, MN US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Chaska has an annual average temperature of 44.1°F with about 34.1 inches of precipitation per year and 51.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.28 in) and January the driest (0.85 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,893
Cooling need
369

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

81 of 366 (22.1%) of Chaska's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2000s
156
2010s
210

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 22.6°F 3.9°F 13.2°F 0.85 in 7.8 in 7
February 27.2°F 7.4°F 17.3°F 0.90 in 11.4 in 6
March 40.2°F 19.1°F 29.7°F 1.66 in 8.0 in 9
April 55.5°F 33.0°F 44.3°F 3.24 in 4.0 in 12
May 68.0°F 44.4°F 56.2°F 4.41 in 13
June 78.0°F 55.5°F 66.8°F 5.28 in 13
July 82.6°F 60.2°F 71.4°F 4.10 in 10
August 80.3°F 57.9°F 69.1°F 4.58 in 11
September 73.3°F 49.7°F 61.5°F 3.26 in 10
October 58.3°F 36.4°F 47.4°F 2.84 in 0.3 in 10
November 41.4°F 23.7°F 32.6°F 1.65 in 3.5 in 6
December 28.0°F 11.5°F 19.7°F 1.32 in 16.6 in 9

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