St. Joseph picks up around 14 more inches of snow each winter.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Big Lake | Metric | St. Joseph |
|---|---|---|
| 188 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 188 days |
| 31 in | Precipitationper year | 31 in |
| 114 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 114 days |
| 41 in | Snowfallper year | 55 in |
| 8 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 8 days |
| 165 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 163 days |
| 70% | Humidityaverage relative | 71% |
| 44 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 43 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake high | 22 | 28 | 40 | 56 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 57 | 41 | 27 |
| St. Joseph high | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 77 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 56 | 39 | 26 |
| Big Lake low | 3 | 7 | 19 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 61 | 58 | 49 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
| St. Joseph low | 3 | 7 | 20 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 37 | 24 | 11 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| St. Joseph | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
| St. Joseph | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Big Lake vs another city
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- Big Lake vs Otsego, MN
- Big Lake vs Albertville, MN
- Big Lake vs Elk River, MN
- Big Lake vs Zimmerman, MN
- Big Lake vs St. Michael, MN
- Big Lake vs New York, NY
- Big Lake vs Los Angeles, CA
- Big Lake vs Chicago, IL
- Big Lake vs Houston, TX
- Big Lake vs Phoenix, AZ
- Big Lake vs Philadelphia, PA
St. Joseph vs another city
- St. Joseph vs Waite Park, MN
- St. Joseph vs Sartell, MN
- St. Joseph vs St. Cloud, MN
- St. Joseph vs Sauk Rapids, MN
- St. Joseph vs Little Falls, MN
- St. Joseph vs New York, NY
- St. Joseph vs Los Angeles, CA
- St. Joseph vs Chicago, IL
- St. Joseph vs Houston, TX
- St. Joseph vs Phoenix, AZ
- St. Joseph vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).