Minneapolis picks up around 47 more inches of snow each winter.
Santa Ana has around 147 fewer freezing nights a year. Santa Ana sees rain or snow on roughly 87 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Minneapolis | Metric | Santa Ana |
|---|---|---|
| 187 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 286 days |
| 32 in | Precipitationper year | 12 in |
| 118 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 31 days |
| 47 in | Snowfallper year | 0 in |
| 17 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 28 days |
| 147 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 0 days |
| 69% | Humidityaverage relative | 74% |
| 46 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 66 °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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis high | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 69 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 72 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Santa Ana high | 69 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 79 | 74 | 68 |
| Minneapolis low | 8 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 49 | 59 | 64 | 62 | 54 | 40 | 27 | 15 |
| Santa Ana low | 49 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 48 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Santa Ana | 2.8 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
| Santa Ana | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Minneapolis vs another city
- Minneapolis vs Golden Valley, MN
- Minneapolis vs St. Louis Park, MN
- Minneapolis vs Falcon Heights, MN
- Minneapolis vs Robbinsdale, MN
- Minneapolis vs St. Anthony, MN
- Minneapolis vs Columbia Heights, MN
- Minneapolis vs New York, NY
- Minneapolis vs Los Angeles, CA
- Minneapolis vs Chicago, IL
- Minneapolis vs Houston, TX
- Minneapolis vs Phoenix, AZ
- Minneapolis vs Philadelphia, PA
Santa Ana vs another city
- Santa Ana vs Orange, CA
- Santa Ana vs Tustin, CA
- Santa Ana vs Fountain Valley, CA
- Santa Ana vs Costa Mesa, CA
- Santa Ana vs Garden Grove, CA
- Santa Ana vs North Tustin, CA
- Santa Ana vs New York, NY
- Santa Ana vs Los Angeles, CA
- Santa Ana vs Chicago, IL
- Santa Ana vs Houston, TX
- Santa Ana vs Phoenix, AZ
- Santa Ana 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).