30-year climate normals

Carver County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

83.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 7.7°F.

Carver County gets 30.64" of precipitation a year, and 45% of it falls in Jun, Jul, Aug.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	24.4°	7.7°	0.69"
February	28.6°	11.5°	0.62"
March	41.9°	24.3°	1.46"
April	57.1°	37.1°	2.73"
May	70.0°	49.3°	3.85"
June	79.4°	59.3°	4.67"
July	83.7°	64.0°	4.34"
August	81.2°	61.6°	4.66"
September	73.7°	53.3°	3.05"
October	59.0°	40.1°	2.26"
November	42.5°	27.0°	1.41"
December	29.1°	14.0°	0.90"

Rainfall by month

Carver County has a distinct wet season. 45% of the year's precipitation arrives in Jun, Jul, Aug.

January 0.69"

February 0.62"

March 1.46"

April 2.73"

May 3.85"

June 4.67"

July 4.34"

August 4.66"

September 3.05"

October 2.26"

November 1.41"

December 0.90"

Annual total 30.64"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 788

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,430

Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $134

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $441

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Carver County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Carver County?

Carver County averages a high of 83.7°F in July and a low of 7.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 30.64 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Carver County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 45% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Carver County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 83.7°F. That drives 788 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Carver County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Carver County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MPLS FLYING CLOUD AP, MN US (USW00094963), 16.2 miles from the county centroid.
Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Minnesota residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.