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United States / Minnesota / Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area / Scott County / Prior Lake / Zip Codes
Prior Lake, MN has a moderate climate with hot summers and cold winters. Rainfall is spread evenly throughout the year, with an average temperature around 41 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter months and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months. Snowfall can be expected from late October to early April, usually ranging from five to eight inches per month during the winter season. The area is generally sunny most of the year, with a few days of cloudy weather each month.

Prior Lake, Minnesota gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Prior Lake averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Prior Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Prior Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Prior Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePrior Lake, MinnesotaUnited States
  31.0 in.38.1 in.
  45.8 in.27.8 in.
  96.7 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  82.1°85.8°
  5.5°21.7°
  6.67
  3.14.3
  948 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 Prior Lake with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In Prior Lake, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Prior Lake are June, August and July.
In Prior Lake, there are 7.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Prior Lake with an average of 5.5°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Prior Lake, there are 155.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Prior Lake, there are 27.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Prior Lake 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.
August is the wettest month in Prior Lake with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 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 31.0 inches in Prior Lake means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Prior Lake with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 96.7 rainy days annually in Prior Lake, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 45.8 inches in Prior Lake means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Prior Lake with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Jennifer · Prior Lake, MN
Love it!
Over 12 years ago

Prior Lake is an amazing place to raise a family and to live. The city puts a lot of money into community events that are almost always free or of low cost. From the  More

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Marianne · Prior Lake, MN
PL Has it all!
Over 14 years ago

A beautiful, quiet, friendly community built around a lovely good sized lake. Prior Lake is only a short drive away from many fun and exciting cultural, sporting,  More

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Lynne · Prior Lake, MN
Prior Lake---an outlying "suburb" of Minneapolis
Over 17 years ago

We actually live in Credit River Township, but our mailing address is Prior Lake. Our real estate taxes help pay for the schools in Prior Lake, but, in Credit River  More

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