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30-year climate normals

Sherburne County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

80.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 3.8°F.

Sherburne County gets 30.69" of precipitation a year and 49.4" of snow, and 40% 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 22.1° 3.8° 0.77" 9.8"
February 27.4° 7.9° 0.90" 9.5"
March 40.2° 20.7° 1.72" 8.7"
April 55.6° 33.0° 2.83" 3.5"
May 68.8° 45.4° 3.90" 0.1"
June 76.9° 54.9° 4.23" 0.0"
July 80.9° 59.1° 3.99" 0.0"
August 79.1° 56.6° 4.06" 0.0"
September 71.6° 48.7° 2.90" 0.0"
October 57.2° 36.2° 2.72" 0.8"
November 40.1° 23.6° 1.56" 6.5"
December 26.7° 11.0° 1.11" 10.5"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 40% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 0.77"
February 0.90"
March 1.72"
April 2.83"
May 3.90"
June 4.23"
July 3.99"
August 4.06"
September 2.90"
October 2.72"
November 1.56"
December 1.11"
Annual total 30.69"

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 464
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,208
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $79
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $487

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 Sherburne County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Sherburne County?

Sherburne County averages a high of 80.9°F in July and a low of 3.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 30.69 inches, including 49.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Sherburne County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 40% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Sherburne County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 80.9°F. That drives 464 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Sherburne County?

Yes. Sherburne County averages 49.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station SANTIAGO 3 E, MN US (USC00217502), 6.4 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.