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Minneapolis, MN vs Newark, NJ weather comparison

Minneapolis

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Newark has around 62 fewer freezing nights a year.

Minneapolis picks up around 18 more inches of snow each winter.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Minneapolis, MN and Newark, NJ
MinneapolisMetricNewark
187 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies200 days
32 inPrecipitationper year45 in
118 daysWet daysrain or snow per year123 days
47 inSnowfallper year29 in
17 daysHot daysabove 90 °F30 days
147 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F85 days
69%Humidityaverage relative71%
46 °FAverage temperatureyear round55 °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.

MinneapolisNewark

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovMinneapolis, Jan: 22 °FMinneapolis, Feb: 27 °FMinneapolis, Mar: 40 °FMinneapolis, Apr: 55 °FMinneapolis, May: 69 °FMinneapolis, Jun: 78 °FMinneapolis, Jul: 83 °FMinneapolis, Aug: 80 °FMinneapolis, Sep: 72 °FMinneapolis, Oct: 56 °FMinneapolis, Nov: 40 °FMinneapolis, Dec: 27 °FNewark, Jan: 40 °FNewark, Feb: 43 °FNewark, Mar: 50 °FNewark, Apr: 62 °FNewark, May: 72 °FNewark, Jun: 82 °FNewark, Jul: 87 °FNewark, Aug: 85 °FNewark, Sep: 78 °FNewark, Oct: 66 °FNewark, Nov: 55 °FNewark, Dec: 44 °F

Daily lows

204060JanMarMayJulSepNovMinneapolis, Jan: 8 °FMinneapolis, Feb: 12 °FMinneapolis, Mar: 24 °FMinneapolis, Apr: 36 °FMinneapolis, May: 49 °FMinneapolis, Jun: 59 °FMinneapolis, Jul: 64 °FMinneapolis, Aug: 62 °FMinneapolis, Sep: 54 °FMinneapolis, Oct: 40 °FMinneapolis, Nov: 27 °FMinneapolis, Dec: 15 °FNewark, Jan: 25 °FNewark, Feb: 26 °FNewark, Mar: 33 °FNewark, Apr: 43 °FNewark, May: 54 °FNewark, Jun: 63 °FNewark, Jul: 69 °FNewark, Aug: 67 °FNewark, Sep: 60 °FNewark, Oct: 48 °FNewark, Nov: 38 °FNewark, Dec: 31 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis high222740556978838072564027
Newark high404350627282878578665544
Minneapolis low81224364959646254402715
Newark low252633435463696760483831

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

MinneapolisNewark
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovMinneapolis, Jan: 1.0 inMinneapolis, Feb: 1.0 inMinneapolis, Mar: 2.0 inMinneapolis, Apr: 3.2 inMinneapolis, May: 4.3 inMinneapolis, Jun: 4.3 inMinneapolis, Jul: 3.5 inMinneapolis, Aug: 3.9 inMinneapolis, Sep: 3.3 inMinneapolis, Oct: 2.6 inMinneapolis, Nov: 1.9 inMinneapolis, Dec: 1.4 inNewark, Jan: 3.4 inNewark, Feb: 3.1 inNewark, Mar: 4.2 inNewark, Apr: 3.7 inNewark, May: 3.6 inNewark, Jun: 4.1 inNewark, Jul: 4.2 inNewark, Aug: 4.0 inNewark, Sep: 4.0 inNewark, Oct: 3.9 inNewark, Nov: 3.1 inNewark, Dec: 4.1 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis1.01.02.03.24.34.33.53.93.32.61.91.4
Newark3.43.14.23.73.64.14.24.04.03.93.14.1

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

MinneapolisNewark
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovMinneapolis, Jan: 12 daysMinneapolis, Feb: 12 daysMinneapolis, Mar: 15 daysMinneapolis, Apr: 14 daysMinneapolis, May: 15 daysMinneapolis, Jun: 17 daysMinneapolis, Jul: 22 daysMinneapolis, Aug: 21 daysMinneapolis, Sep: 19 daysMinneapolis, Oct: 16 daysMinneapolis, Nov: 13 daysMinneapolis, Dec: 11 daysNewark, Jan: 17 daysNewark, Feb: 16 daysNewark, Mar: 17 daysNewark, Apr: 15 daysNewark, May: 15 daysNewark, Jun: 15 daysNewark, Jul: 18 daysNewark, Aug: 18 daysNewark, Sep: 18 daysNewark, Oct: 19 daysNewark, Nov: 17 daysNewark, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis121215141517222119161311
Newark171617151515181818191716

Keep comparing

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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).