South St. Paul, MN

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ST PAUL DOWNTOWN AP, MN US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

South St. Paul has an annual average temperature of 46.5°F with about 29.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.63 in) and January the driest (0.48 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
57°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,221
Cooling need
546

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

102 of 366 (27.9%) of South St. Paul'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.

1930s
37
1940s
85
1950s
22
1990s
21
2000s
65
2010s
60
2020s
76

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 23.9°F 8.6°F 16.3°F 0.48 in 4
February 28.7°F 12.9°F 20.8°F 0.52 in 4
March 41.7°F 24.6°F 33.1°F 1.43 in 7
April 56.8°F 37.2°F 47.0°F 2.58 in 11
May 68.9°F 48.9°F 58.9°F 3.97 in 13
June 78.5°F 59.2°F 68.8°F 4.63 in 13
July 82.6°F 64.0°F 73.3°F 3.97 in 10
August 80.4°F 61.7°F 71.1°F 4.10 in 10
September 72.4°F 53.4°F 62.9°F 3.08 in 10
October 58.0°F 40.0°F 49.0°F 2.47 in 9
November 42.1°F 27.1°F 34.6°F 1.32 in 6
December 28.6°F 14.8°F 21.7°F 0.65 in 5

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