Spring Lake Park, MN Climate


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Spring Lake Park, MN has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 34°F (1.1°C), with July being the hottest month at 74°F (23.3°C) and January featuring an average temperature of 15°F (-9.4°C). Spring Lake Park receives an average of 28 inches (71 cm) of precipitation per year, which is relatively evenly distributed throughout the year. In summer, temperatures often reach into the mid-80s (28-29 °C) and occasionally top 90 °F (32 °C) for short periods of time. Winters are cold but generally mild compared to other northern states, with temperatures rarely dropping below 0 °F (-18 °C), though they can remain in the single digits for weeks at a time regardless.

Spring Lake Park, Minnesota gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Spring Lake Park averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Spring Lake Park. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Spring Lake Park gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Spring Lake Park, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSpring Lake Park, MinnesotaUnited States
  32.0 in.38.1 in.
  52.5 in.27.8 in.
  109.2 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  83.5°85.8°
  6.6°21.7°
  6.67
  3.14.3
  902 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Spring Lake Park with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Minnesota. In Spring Lake Park, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Spring Lake Park are June, August and July.
In Spring Lake Park, there are 11.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Spring Lake Park with an average of 6.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Spring Lake Park, there are 151.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Spring Lake Park, there are 23.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Spring Lake Park but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Spring Lake Park with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.0 inches in Spring Lake Park means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Spring Lake Park with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 109.2 rainy days annually in Spring Lake Park, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 52.5 inches in Spring Lake Park means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Spring Lake Park with 11.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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