Weather in Minnesota

Calculated from weather data of Minneapolis-St. Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (KMSP) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	26.0	27.0	27.0	21.0	28.0	27.0
February	30.0	43.0	31.0	25.0	19.0	31.0
March	42.0	47.0	37.0	40.0	51.0	46.0
April	55.0		55.0	49.0	58.0	57.0
May	71.0		75.0	71.0	71.0	67.0
June	83.0		85.0	83.0	87.0	82.0
July	85.0		85.0	85.0	86.0	85.0
August	81.0		84.0	81.0	83.0	82.0
September	75.0		78.0	76.0	77.0	70.0
October	58.0		59.0	62.0	64.0	51.0
November	42.0		47.0	43.0	45.0	47.0
December	32.0		41.0	30.0	33.0	33.0
Average	54.0	39.0	59.0	57.0	59.0	57.0

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°F)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	13.0	18	16	3	17	15
February	13.0	25	14	6	6	14
March	27.0	30	23	26	32	31
April	37.0		38	34	39	36
May	52.0		55	52	51	51
June	64.0		66	64	67	63
July	67.0		65	68	67	68
August	64.0		66	65	66	65
September	58.0		61	57	57	53
October	43.0		46	43	49	38
November	29.0		31	30	31	32
December	20.0		29	19	18	19
Average	39.0	24.0	43.0	40.0	42.0	41.0

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
86 °F or warmer	0	48	37	42	28
77 °F or warmer	0	115	99	114	90
68 °F or warmer	1	153	150	155	138
32 °F or colder	71	126	131	116	142

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	14.3	12	25	9	11	21
February	13.1	7	18	18	12	6
March	12.8	15	26	15	10	12
April	15.5		18	27	12	10
May	7.1		5	6	8	9
June	4.1		3	1	2	4
July	2.5		1	2	2	3
August	3.7		4	4	3	2
September	5.5		6	4	4	5
October	9.6		10	5	4	12
November	10.3		3	26	3	9
December	14.4		11	28	14	8
Average	9.3	11.7	10.6	11.1	6.7	7.9

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (miles per hour)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	9.2	9	9	10	8	9
February	10.3	11	10	12	10	10
March	11.2	12	11	12	11	10
April	11.7		13	15	11	11
May	10.1		10	12	10	10
June	10.0		9	11	9	11
July	8.5		8	10	8	8
August	9.0		9	9	10	9
September	9.9		9	10	10	10
October	10.5		11	10	9	11
November	10.9		10	12	12	10
December	9.2		9	10	10	9
Average	10.1	10.8	9.8	11.0	9.5	9.8

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	W	NW	W	N	W
February	W	NW	NW	W	W
March	NW	N	N	S	W
April		NW	W	NW	NW
May		SE	S	S	NE
June		E	SW	SW	SE
July		W	W	S	SW
August		SW	S	SW	SW
September		SE	SW	SW	W
October		NW	W	SE	W
November		W	W	W	SW
December		SW	SE	W	W

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Minnesota weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Minnesota?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 85 °F over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Minnesota?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 26 °F in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Minnesota?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in April with a probability of around 15.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Minnesota?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in July. The probability is about 2.6 %.