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Saint Cloud, Minnesota climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Saint Cloud has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 82°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°F at night. Precipitation totals about 28 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 4.0 inches while January barely receives 0.67 inches. Winters bring significant snowfall (48 inches of snow per year on average).
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation split into rain and snow · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsSaint Cloud climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 82 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 12 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Avg low (°F) | 3 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 45 | 55 | 59 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 23 | 10 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Snowfall (in) | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 6.9 | 9.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 77 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 12 | 16 | 29 | 43 | 56 | 66 |
| Avg low (°F) | 3 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 45 | 55 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| Snowfall (in) | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 4.7 | 0.1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 82 | 79 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 70 | 68 | 60 | 46 | 31 | 18 |
| Avg low (°F) | 59 | 56 | 48 | 36 | 23 | 10 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Snowfall (in) | — | — | — | 1.0 | 6.9 | 9.3 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 26 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (days) | — | — | 2 | 12 | 26 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 1 in (days) | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 3 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 61 | 49 | 50 | 53 | 63 | 63 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 90 | 87 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 61 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 90 | 87 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 71 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 49 | 50 | 53 | 63 | 63 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 69 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at ST Cloud Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014926), about 9 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.