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Monthly climate in Princeton, Minnesota, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Princeton features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -10 °C (15 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 912 mm (35.9 inches) and receives 103 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Princeton enjoys an average of 2928 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 44 minutes to 15 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Princeton, Minnesota, United States §

The warmest months in Princeton are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -10 to -6 °C (15 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Princeton experiences 69 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 146 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Princeton, Minnesota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Average high -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)
Daily mean -10°C
(15°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)
Average low -14°C
(7°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)
Mean minimum -28°C
(-18°F)		 -28°C
(-18°F)		 -18°C
(0°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -24°C
(-11°F)
Minimum -34°C
(-29°F)		 -36°C
(-32°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Princeton, Minnesota, United States §

Princeton usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 121 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Princeton are January, February and November. On average, 27 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Princeton, Minnesota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19 (0.8) 28 (1.1) 51 (2.0) 94 (3.7) 98 (3.9) 75 (3.0) 101 (4.0) 142 (5.6) 116 (4.6) 106 (4.2) 33 (1.3) 48 (1.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 6 7 11 11 8 10 12 10 10 7 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Princeton, Minnesota, United States §

The sunniest months in Princeton are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Princeton: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Princeton, Minnesota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 139 201 235 237 291 353 359 317 247 211 172 160
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 8m 10h 23m 11h 57m 13h 33m 14h 55m 15h 37m 15h 14m 14h 0m 12h 28m 10h 52m 9h 28m 8h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Princeton, Minnesota, United States §

Princeton experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Princeton UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Princeton, Minnesota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 5 7 8 10 9 9 7 5 3 2