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30-year climate normals

Scott County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

80.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 5.3°F.

Scott County gets 33.32" of precipitation a year and 39.8" of snow, and 42% 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 21.9° 5.3° 0.81" 6.4"
February 26.5° 9.2° 0.89" 10.2"
March 39.5° 21.4° 1.76" 5.2"
April 54.8° 33.9° 2.81" 3.6"
May 67.2° 46.2° 4.47" 0.0"
June 77.2° 57.4° 5.06" 0.0"
July 80.7° 61.1° 3.76" 0.0"
August 78.2° 58.4° 5.19" 0.0"
September 71.5° 50.3° 3.20" 0.0"
October 57.9° 37.5° 2.66" 0.4"
November 41.1° 25.0° 1.55" 3.0"
December 27.4° 12.3° 1.16" 11.0"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 42% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 0.81"
February 0.89"
March 1.76"
April 2.81"
May 4.47"
June 5.06"
July 3.76"
August 5.19"
September 3.20"
October 2.66"
November 1.55"
December 1.16"
Annual total 33.32"

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 532
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,057
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $90
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $478

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 Scott County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Scott County?

Scott County averages a high of 80.7°F in July and a low of 5.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 33.32 inches, including 39.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Scott County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 42% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Scott County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 80.7°F. That drives 532 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Scott County?

Yes. Scott County averages 39.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station JORDAN 1SSW, MN US (USC00214176), 5 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.