Minneapolis, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LOWER ST ANTHONY FALLS, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Minneapolis has an annual average temperature of 45.8°F with about 34.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.84 in) and February the driest (0.89 in).
Best time to visit Minneapolis
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →93 of 366 (25.4%) of Minneapolis'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.
| 1990s | 111 | |
| 2000s | 123 | |
| 2010s | 69 | |
| 2020s | 63 |
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 | 21.7°F | 8.1°F | 14.9°F | 0.95 in | — | 8 |
| February | 26.6°F | 12.2°F | 19.4°F | 0.89 in | — | 6 |
| March | 40.2°F | 23.8°F | 32.0°F | 1.65 in | — | 8 |
| April | 55.2°F | 36.0°F | 45.6°F | 3.31 in | — | 10 |
| May | 69.0°F | 48.8°F | 58.9°F | 4.34 in | — | 12 |
| June | 78.6°F | 58.5°F | 68.6°F | 4.84 in | — | 13 |
| July | 83.1°F | 64.1°F | 73.6°F | 4.58 in | — | 10 |
| August | 80.1°F | 61.9°F | 71.0°F | 4.45 in | — | 8 |
| September | 71.7°F | 53.8°F | 62.8°F | 3.38 in | — | 9 |
| October | 56.0°F | 40.5°F | 48.2°F | 2.99 in | — | 9 |
| November | 39.7°F | 27.0°F | 33.4°F | 1.71 in | — | 7 |
| December | 27.0°F | 15.0°F | 21.0°F | 1.26 in | — | 8 |
Climate twins of Minneapolis
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