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Monthly climate in Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Prior Lake features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (17 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -36 °C (-32 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 968 mm (38.1 inches) and receives 104 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Prior Lake enjoys an average of 2981 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 50 minutes to 15 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States §

The warmest months in Prior Lake are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 24 °C (71 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -5 °C (17 - 24 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Prior Lake experiences 72 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 138 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Prior Lake, 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
(44°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(41°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Average high -5°C
(24°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Daily mean -8°C
(17°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)
Average low -12°C
(10°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)
Mean minimum -26°C
(-15°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -13°C
(9°F)		 -23°C
(-9°F)
Minimum -34°C
(-29°F)		 -36°C
(-32°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States §

Prior Lake usually has the most precipitation in May, August and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 131 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Prior Lake are January, February and November. On average, 32 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Prior Lake, 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) 30 (1.2) 33 (1.3) 60 (2.4) 82 (3.2) 130 (5.1) 91 (3.6) 107 (4.2) 142 (5.6) 121 (4.8) 90 (3.6) 34 (1.3) 47 (1.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 5 7 9 12 11 10 11 9 11 7 7

Monthly sunshine hours in Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States §

The sunniest months in Prior Lake are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Prior Lake: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 27 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Prior Lake, 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 141 203 234 240 293 350 360 327 253 215 182 176
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 13m 10h 26m 11h 57m 13h 31m 14h 50m 15h 30m 15h 8m 13h 57m 12h 27m 10h 54m 9h 32m 8h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States §

Prior Lake experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June 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 Prior Lake UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Prior Lake, 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 9 10 9 9 7 5 3 2