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Minneapolis, MN vs Sioux Falls, SD weather comparison

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Sioux Falls enjoys about 23 more sunny days a year than Minneapolis.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Minneapolis, MN and Sioux Falls, SD
MinneapolisMetricSioux Falls
187 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies211 days
32 inPrecipitationper year32 in
118 daysWet daysrain or snow per year106 days
47 inSnowfallper year47 in
17 daysHot daysabove 90 °F16 days
147 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F157 days
69%Humidityaverage relative70%
46 °FAverage temperatureyear round47 °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.

MinneapolisSioux Falls

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 °FSioux Falls, Jan: 26 °FSioux Falls, Feb: 31 °FSioux Falls, Mar: 44 °FSioux Falls, Apr: 58 °FSioux Falls, May: 70 °FSioux Falls, Jun: 81 °FSioux Falls, Jul: 85 °FSioux Falls, Aug: 82 °FSioux Falls, Sep: 75 °FSioux Falls, Oct: 61 °FSioux Falls, Nov: 44 °FSioux Falls, Dec: 31 °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 °FSioux Falls, Jan: 8 °FSioux Falls, Feb: 12 °FSioux Falls, Mar: 24 °FSioux Falls, Apr: 35 °FSioux Falls, May: 48 °FSioux Falls, Jun: 59 °FSioux Falls, Jul: 64 °FSioux Falls, Aug: 61 °FSioux Falls, Sep: 52 °FSioux Falls, Oct: 38 °FSioux Falls, Nov: 24 °FSioux Falls, Dec: 13 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis high222740556978838072564027
Sioux Falls high263144587081858275614431
Minneapolis low81224364959646254402715
Sioux Falls low81224354859646152382413

Monthly precipitation

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

MinneapolisSioux Falls
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 inSioux Falls, Jan: 0.8 inSioux Falls, Feb: 0.9 inSioux Falls, Mar: 1.8 inSioux Falls, Apr: 3.6 inSioux Falls, May: 4.5 inSioux Falls, Jun: 5.1 inSioux Falls, Jul: 3.3 inSioux Falls, Aug: 3.3 inSioux Falls, Sep: 3.2 inSioux Falls, Oct: 2.4 inSioux Falls, Nov: 1.6 inSioux Falls, Dec: 1.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis1.01.02.03.24.34.33.53.93.32.61.91.4
Sioux Falls0.80.91.83.64.55.13.33.33.22.41.61.0

Monthly sunny days

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

MinneapolisSioux Falls
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 daysSioux Falls, Jan: 14 daysSioux Falls, Feb: 14 daysSioux Falls, Mar: 16 daysSioux Falls, Apr: 15 daysSioux Falls, May: 17 daysSioux Falls, Jun: 18 daysSioux Falls, Jul: 23 daysSioux Falls, Aug: 22 daysSioux Falls, Sep: 21 daysSioux Falls, Oct: 19 daysSioux Falls, Nov: 16 daysSioux Falls, Dec: 15 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Minneapolis121215141517222119161311
Sioux Falls141416151718232221191615

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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).