Princeton, MN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SANTIAGO 3 E, MN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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.
Best time to visit Princeton
Full guide →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 |
Climate twins of Princeton
Why these? →The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).