Minnetrista has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normalsUpdated once a decade
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July high
82°
712th hottest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
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January low
5°
904th mildest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
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Rain + melted snow
32 in
635th wettest of 2,691 Minnesota towns
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Snow a winter
45 in
1030th least snowy of 2,448 Minnesota towns
A normal year
What a year in Minnetrista feels like
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Winter
26° / 9°
Typical high / low · 14 days with an inch or more of snow
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Spring
55° / 35°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 30
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Summer
80° / 59°
Typical high / low · 7 days reach 90° in a normal year
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Fall
57° / 38°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 9
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32°, freezingBar runs from the typical overnight low up to the afternoon high
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month
Minnetrista weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
Month
High
Low
Rain + melt
Snow
Wet days
30-yr range
January
22°
5°
0.7"
7.9"
6
2° – 27°
February
27°
10°
0.8"
9.9"
5
7° – 31°
March
41°
23°
1.5"
6.8"
6
23° – 47°
April
56°
35°
2.9"
4.4"
8
35° – 53°
May
68°
47°
4.2"
0
10
53° – 65°
June
78°
57°
4.9"
0
11
64° – 72°
July
82°
62°
4.0"
0
8
65° – 78°
August
79°
59°
4.2"
0
8
64° – 74°
September
72°
51°
3.4"
0
8
54° – 66°
October
57°
38°
2.5"
0.2"
8
41° – 53°
November
41°
25°
1.5"
6.2"
6
23° – 44°
December
27°
12°
1.1"
9.7"
7
6° – 28°
Year
54°
35°
31.7"
45.1"
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“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain & snow
Rain and snow in Minnetrista
Minnetrista gets 32 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 92 days a year.
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32 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 73% of U.S. towns
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45 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 77% of U.S. towns
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92 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
4.9"
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Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
9.9"
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Frost & the growing season
About 160 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 9. That leaves about 160 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 71% of U.S. towns.
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🍂 Oct 9
160 frost-free days
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156
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
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27
nights below 0° in a normal year
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7
days that reach 90° in a normal year
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
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90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
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Heating & cooling
Heating and cooling a home in Minnetrista
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Minnetrista, 93% of that work is heating and 7% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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7,980 heating degree daysMore heating than 86% of U.S. towns
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583 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 71% of U.S. towns
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Around Minnetrista
Minnetrista and its neighbors
Minnetrista borders 9 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.3°. Independence has the coldest January nights (5°) and Shorewood the hottest July afternoons (82°). Minnetrista’s January low is 5° and its July high 82°.
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Then and now
Warmer than it used to be
+1.6°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)
The last 30 years in Minnetrista averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.5°). The shift is larger than in 76% of U.S. towns.
❄️ Winter+3.3°now 17°, was 14°
🌷 Spring+1.3°now 45°, was 44°
☀️ Summer+0.4°now 70°, was 69°
🍂 Fall+1.3°now 47°, was 46°
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Minnetrista’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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Year to year
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 2° to 27°. June is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
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Questions
Common questions about Minnetrista’s climate
What is the coldest month in Minnetrista?
January, with a typical high of 22° and a low of 5°.
What is the hottest month in Minnetrista?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 62°. About 7 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Minnetrista get?
About 45 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Minnetrista?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 9, and the last spring frost by April 30.
What is the rainiest month in Minnetrista?
June, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 32 inches.
📍Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Minnetrista itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Rockford, MN (10 mi, snow) and Chanhassen WSFO, MN (10 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.