2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Cottage Grove, MN vs San Diego, CA

Highlights

On average, there are 266 sunny days per year in San Diego. Cottage Grove averages 194 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

San Diego, California gets 11.7 inches of rain, on average, per year. Cottage Grove, Minnesota gets 33.3 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

San Diego averages 0 inches of snow per year. Cottage Grove averages 48.4 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

San Diego, California
Summer High: the July high is around 78.5 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 45.6
Rain: averages 11.7 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0 inches of snow a year

Cottage Grove, Minnesota
Summer High: the July high is around 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5.4
Rain: averages 33.3 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48.4 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for San Diego is 9.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in California.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cottage Grove is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

Today's Weather - Cottage Grove, MN

59°F

Today's Weather - San Diego, CA

61°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Cottage Grove / San Diego

July is the hottest month for Cottage Grove with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In Cottage Grove, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cottage Grove are June, August and July.

August is the hottest month for San Diego with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in California. In San Diego, there are 7 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for San Diego are July, September and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cottage Grove with an average of 5.4°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for San Diego with an average of 45.3°. This is one of the warmest places in California.

In Cottage Grove, there are 7.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

In San Diego, there are 13.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in California.

In Cottage Grove, there are 153.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In San Diego, there are 0.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in California.

In Cottage Grove, there are 27.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In San Diego, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

August is the wettest month in Cottage Grove with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.3 inches in Cottage Grove means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.


February is the wettest month in San Diego with 2.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.0 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 55% of yearly precipitation and 2% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.7 inches in San Diego means that it is drier than most places in California.

May is the rainiest month in Cottage Grove with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 112.3 rainy days annually in Cottage Grove, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

February is the rainiest month in San Diego with 6.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 0.4 rainy days. There are 38.4 rainy days annually in San Diego, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 48% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 4% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 48.4 inches in Cottage Grove means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota.

There is rarely any recorded snowfall in San Diego, ranking it as one of the least snowy places in California.

January is the snowiest month in Cottage Grove with 10.6 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

Any measurable snowfall is a rare occurance in San Diego.