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30-year climate normals

Stearns 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.

Stearns County gets 31.04" of precipitation a year and 57.4" of snow, and 41% 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 20.8° 3.8° 0.82" 11.2"
February 26.1° 7.8° 0.89" 10.2"
March 38.7° 20.2° 1.72" 10.1"
April 54.1° 33.1° 2.72" 6.6"
May 67.3° 46.0° 3.96" 0.1"
June 76.6° 55.9° 4.60" 0.0"
July 80.9° 60.8° 3.90" 0.0"
August 78.4° 58.8° 4.09" 0.0"
September 70.5° 50.7° 2.96" 0.0"
October 55.8° 37.9° 2.75" 0.7"
November 38.9° 24.1° 1.63" 8.0"
December 25.7° 10.9° 1.00" 10.5"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 41% falling in the wettest three months (Jun, Jul, Aug).

January 0.82"
February 0.89"
March 1.72"
April 2.72"
May 3.96"
June 4.60"
July 3.90"
August 4.09"
September 2.96"
October 2.75"
November 1.63"
December 1.00"
Annual total 31.04"

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 506
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,305
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.95¢/kWh, Minnesota average $86
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $493

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 Stearns County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Stearns County?

Stearns County averages a high of 80.9°F in July and a low of 3.8°F in January. Annual precipitation is 31.04 inches, including 57.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Stearns County?

The wettest stretch is Jun, Jul, Aug, which accounts for 41% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Stearns County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 80.9°F. That drives 506 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Stearns County?

Yes. Stearns County averages 57.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station COLLEGEVILLE ST JOHN'S, MN US (USC00211691), 10.7 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.