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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 82°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 2°F.

Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 census, it is the state's most populous city. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 82°F Normal · 48th pct
Low 68°F High · 80th pct
Feels-like 82°F Below Normal · 36th pct
Humidity 10.3 g/m³ Low · 11th pct
Wind 18 mph Very High · 95th pct
Precip 0.00 in Dry

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Minneapolis average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is June (0.20 in on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 20°F 2°F 0.00 in
February 26°F 7°F 0.00 in
March 41°F 22°F 0.10 in
April 56°F 33°F 0.10 in
May 68°F 45°F 0.10 in
June 78°F 57°F 0.20 in
July 82°F 62°F 0.10 in
August 80°F 59°F 0.20 in
September 73°F 51°F 0.10 in
October 58°F 38°F 0.10 in
November 41°F 24°F 0.10 in
December 25°F 10°F 0.00 in

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 107°F on 1988-07-15
  • Coldest day on record: -48°F on 1996-02-02

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Percentiles compare each day to Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →