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The climate of Minnesota (United States of America)
The state of Minnesota is located in the northern part of the United States. Minnesota borders Canada; a large part of the state is located on Lake Superior. The landscape varies from rock masses in the north to rolling countryside in the south. A striking fact is that both the highest point (Eagle Mountain (710 meters) and the lowest point (183 meters on Lake Superior) are situated within 21 kilometers from each other. Minnesota has a moderate continental climate, type Dfb according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. Winters are cool to cold with the exception of a strip in the northeastern part along Lake Superior. Here temperatures are slightly higher and extreme cold is uncommon. It can get really cold during the winter and summers may be really hot. During the warmest month, which is July average maximum temperatures are between 25-30 degrees Celsius (77-86 degrees Fahrenheit). However, chances of temperatures reaching tropical values are smaller here than in the more southerly located states. Summers are also shorter here. During August temperatures already start to drop. In September real summer days are uncommon. During the winter precipitation figures are low in Minnesota. From spring precipitation figures start to increase to decrease again in fall.

Climate information of places in Minnesota
The climate information given on this page is only brief. Specific information on weather and climate can be found on the pages per region or city. The following climate information is available for Minnesota:

Climate information
Throughout Minnesota several climate figures and temperatures can be recorded. The figures below are for Saint Paul and cannot be seen as an average for this state. For climate figures for other places and regions in Michigan please, visit the individual climate pages.

	average  maximum temperature (°C)	average minimum temperature (°C)	average hours of sunshine per day	average days with precipitation per month	average mm precipitation per month	average sea temperature (°C)
January	-7	-18	5	10		n/a
February	-3	-14	6	8		n/a
March	4	-7	7	9		n/a
April	14	1	8	11		n/a
May	21	8	9	11		n/a
June	26	13	11	11		n/a
July	28	16	11	10		n/a
August	27	14	10	10		n/a
September	21	9	8	10		n/a
October	15	3	6	9		n/a
November	5	-5	4	9		n/a
December	-4	-12	4	10		n/a
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate tables are useful but they don’t give an overall picture of the climate and possible weather conditions during a period of time. How high the chances are of hot or cold weather or hurricanes can often not be found in these tables. This is why we offer extra climate information per month. The figures below apply to Saint Paul. For climate figures on specific regions and places please, visit the relevant individual climate pages.

	chance of (very) hot weather	chance of (very) cool weather	chance of long-term precipitation	chance of hurricanes (cyclones)	chance of sunny days	UV-index
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