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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 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −16°C at night. Precipitation totals about 724 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 102 mm while January barely receives 17 mm. Winters bring significant snowfall (122 cm 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 (°C) | −6 | −4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 4 | −3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −11 | −9 | −2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | −1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −14 | −7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | −5 | −12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 19 | 40 | 66 | 93 | 95 | 91 | 102 | 76 | 66 | 35 | 22 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 22 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −6 | −4 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 25 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −11 | −9 | −2 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −14 | −7 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 19 | 40 | 66 | 93 | 95 |
| Snowfall (cm) | 22 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 4 | −3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | −1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | −5 | −12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 91 | 102 | 76 | 66 | 35 | 22 |
| Snowfall (cm) | — | — | — | 3 | 18 | 24 |
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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 26 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 31 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 2 | 12 | 26 | 30 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (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 (km/h) | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 |
| 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 (km/h) | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 12.2 | 10.5 |
| 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 (km/h) | 9.3 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.2 |
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.