Climate averages 1991–2020
Minneapolis weather
by month.
See how the year changes. July has the highest average daily maximum; January has the lowest average monthly precipitation.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Minneapolis averages a daytime high of 12.1°C and a nighttime low of 3.5°C, with about 825 mm of precipitation on roughly 105 days. July is the warmest month (average high 27.4°C) and January the coolest (-5.3°C). June (tied with May) is the wettest month with 110 mm; January is the driest with 24 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Minneapolis
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Minneapolis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -5.3°C-13.7°C | -13.7°C | 24 | 5.8 | 9.29 h |
| February | -2.3°C-11.4°C | -11.4°C | 26 | 4.9 | 10.410 h |
| March | 4.9°C-4.8°C | -4.8°C | 51 | 7.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 12.5°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 81 | 10.6 | 13.513 h |
| May | 19.5°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 110 | 11.9 | 14.815 h |
| June | 24.9°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 110 | 12.1 | 15.516 h |
| July | 27.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 90 | 10.6 | 15.215 h |
| August | 26.2°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 98 | 10.0 | 14.114 h |
| September | 21.8°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 84 | 9.4 | 12.613 h |
| October | 13.6°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 67 | 8.8 | 11.011 h |
| November | 4.7°C-2.1°C | -2.1°C | 49 | 6.9 | 9.610 h |
| December | -2.5°C-9.7°C | -9.7°C | 35 | 6.1 | 8.89 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- Saint PaulUnited States · 14 kmHigh 12.2°C · Low 3.6°C · 831 mm precipitation a year
- Brooklyn ParkUnited States · 15 kmHigh 12.0°C · Low 3.4°C · 825 mm precipitation a year
- Plymouth, United StatesUnited States · 15 kmHigh 11.9°C · Low 3.5°C · 819 mm precipitation a year
- Bloomington (Minnesota), United StatesUnited States · 16 kmHigh 12.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 835 mm precipitation a year
- Rochester (Minnesota), United StatesUnited States · 124 kmHigh 12.1°C · Low 3.5°C · 889 mm precipitation a year
- DuluthUnited States · 220 kmHigh 8.9°C · Low 2.8°C · 896 mm precipitation a year
- Sioux FallsUnited States · 319 kmHigh 13.1°C · Low 3.4°C · 803 mm precipitation a year
- FargoUnited States · 345 kmHigh 10.7°C · Low 1.2°C · 682 mm precipitation a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC-6, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 45.00°, -93.30° (4 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 45.00°, -93.25°. Brooklyn Park lies in the same rainfall cell, so its rainfall figures are identical to these; temperatures differ because they come from smaller 0.1° cells. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.