climigo

Minnesota

When to go?

The best months are June–September. Avoid November–March (freezing, at times extreme cold).

Climate zones

IowaSouth DakotaWisconsinMichiganNorth DakotaCanadaMinneapolisMinneapolisMinneapolisDuluthDuluthDuluthRochesterRochesterRochesterSt. CloudSt. CloudSt. CloudBemidjiBemidjiBemidji

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −6°−17° extreme cold
February −4°−15° extreme cold
March 4°−8° snow likely
April 12°−1°
May 20°7°
June 25°12°
July 28°15°
August 26°13°
September 22°9°
October 14°2°
November 5°−5° snow likely
December −3°−13° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−16.9 · −6.4 °CJanuary: −16.9 · −6.4 °C−15.1 · −3.6 °CFebruary: −15.1 · −3.6 °C−7.9 · 4.2 °CMarch: −7.9 · 4.2 °C−0.7 · 12.4 °CApril: −0.7 · 12.4 °C6.7 · 20.0 °CMay: 6.7 · 20.0 °C12.4 · 25.3 °CJune: 12.4 · 25.3 °C14.7 · 27.7 °CJuly: 14.7 · 27.7 °C13.2 · 26.3 °CAugust: 13.2 · 26.3 °C9.4 · 22.3 °CSeptember: 9.4 · 22.3 °C2.3 · 13.7 °COctober: 2.3 · 13.7 °C−5.1 · 4.6 °CNovember: −5.1 · 4.6 °C−13.1 · −3.4 °CDecember: −13.1 · −3.4 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −16.9 – −6.4 °C
Feb −15.1 – −3.6 °C
Mar −7.9 – 4.2 °C
Apr −0.7 – 12.4 °C
May 6.7 – 20.0 °C
Jun 12.4 – 25.3 °C
Jul 14.7 – 27.7 °C
Aug 13.2 – 26.3 °C
Sep 9.4 – 22.3 °C
Oct 2.3 – 13.7 °C
Nov −5.1 – 4.6 °C
Dec −13.1 – −3.4 °C

How much it rains

January 20 mm5 d
February 20 mm4 d
March 34 mm6 d
April 61 mm8 d
May 89 mm9 d
June 111 mm9 d
July 98 mm8 d
August 93 mm8 d
September 74 mm7 d
October 62 mm7 d
November 35 mm5 d
December 30 mm6 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayJanuary: 20 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day20 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a dayFebruary: 20 mm · 4 rain days · 5 mm a day34 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a dayMarch: 34 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a day61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayApril: 61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day89 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayMay: 89 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day111 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a dayJune: 111 mm · 9 rain days · 12 mm a day98 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 98 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day93 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a dayAugust: 93 mm · 8 rain days · 12 mm a day74 mm · 7 rain days · 11 mm a daySeptember: 74 mm · 7 rain days · 11 mm a day62 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 62 mm · 7 rain days · 9 mm a day35 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 35 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day30 mm · 6 rain days · 5 mm a dayDecember: 30 mm · 6 rain days · 5 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 20 mm5 d
Feb 20 mm4 d
Mar 34 mm6 d
Apr 61 mm8 d
May 89 mm9 d
Jun 111 mm9 d
Jul 98 mm8 d
Aug 93 mm8 d
Sep 74 mm7 d
Oct 62 mm7 d
Nov 35 mm5 d
Dec 30 mm6 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 02
February 10 h 22
March 11 h 52
April 13 h 33
May 14 h 58
June 15 h 45
July 15 h 25
August 14 h 11
September 12 h 35
October 10 h 58
November 9 h 28
December 8 h 39

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 23 cm
February 25 cm
March 19 cm
April 6 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 3 cm
December 12 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

02550 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec23 cmJanuary: 23 cm25 cmFebruary: 25 cm19 cmMarch: 19 cm6 cmApril: 6 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm3 cmNovember: 3 cm12 cmDecember: 12 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 23 cm
Feb 25 cm
Mar 19 cm
Apr 6 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 3 cm
Dec 12 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities