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Monthly climate in The Lakes, Minnesota, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification The Lakes features a humid continental climate (Dfa).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (17 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -34 °C (-29 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 951 mm (37.4 inches) and receives 99 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.The Lakes enjoys an average of 2975 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 54 minutes to 15 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in The Lakes, Minnesota, United States §

The warmest months in The Lakes 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 -9 to -4 °C (17 - 25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, The Lakes experiences 72 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 145 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in The Lakes, 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 10°C
(51°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 7°C
(46°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 10°C
(51°F)
Average high -4°C
(25°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Daily mean -8°C
(17°F)		 -9°C
(17°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Average low -13°C
(9°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)
Mean minimum -27°C
(-16°F)		 -27°C
(-15°F)		 -15°C
(4°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -22°C
(-7°F)
Minimum -34°C
(-29°F)		 -33°C
(-28°F)		 -27°C
(-17°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 0°C
(32°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -25°C
(-13°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in The Lakes, Minnesota, United States §

The Lakes usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 11 rainy days and 122 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in The Lakes are January, February and November. On average, 28 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in The Lakes, 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) 26 (1.0) 26 (1.0) 64 (2.5) 84 (3.3) 121 (4.8) 110 (4.4) 119 (4.7) 127 (5.0) 109 (4.3) 93 (3.7) 30 (1.2) 41 (1.6)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 6 7 10 14 10 9 10 9 9 6 4

Monthly sunshine hours in The Lakes, Minnesota, United States §

The sunniest months in The Lakes are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in The Lakes: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in The Lakes, 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 142 204 235 241 287 343 358 324 250 211 190 186
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 17m 10h 28m 11h 57m 13h 29m 14h 47m 15h 26m 15h 5m 13h 55m 12h 27m 10h 55m 9h 35m 8h 54m

Solar UV radiation in The Lakes, Minnesota, United States §

The Lakes 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 The Lakes UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for The Lakes, 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) 3 5 5 8 9 10 9 9 8 5 3 2