Princeton, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANTIAGO 3 E, MN US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Princeton has an annual average temperature of 43.7°F with about 30.7 inches of precipitation per year and 49.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.23 in) and January the driest (0.77 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,944
Cooling need
264

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

52 of 366 (14.2%) of Princeton'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.

1960s
54
1970s
39
1980s
84
1990s
61
2000s
50
2010s
42
2020s
36

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 22.1°F 3.8°F 13.0°F 0.77 in 9.8 in 5
February 27.4°F 7.9°F 17.7°F 0.90 in 9.5 in 4
March 40.2°F 20.7°F 30.4°F 1.72 in 8.7 in 6
April 55.6°F 33.0°F 44.3°F 2.83 in 3.5 in 9
May 68.8°F 45.4°F 57.1°F 3.90 in 0.1 in 10
June 76.9°F 54.9°F 65.9°F 4.23 in 10
July 80.9°F 59.1°F 70.0°F 3.99 in 9
August 79.1°F 56.6°F 67.9°F 4.06 in 9
September 71.6°F 48.7°F 60.2°F 2.90 in 8
October 57.2°F 36.2°F 46.7°F 2.72 in 0.8 in 8
November 40.1°F 23.6°F 31.9°F 1.56 in 6.5 in 6
December 26.7°F 11.0°F 18.9°F 1.11 in 10.5 in 6

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