Average Annual Precipitation for Minnesota
The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Minnesota.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year. Most locations also have information on the number of days with wet weather. That includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The annual precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southern, Northeastern and Northwestern Minnesota.
Southern Minnesota
Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
---|---|---|---|
107 | Albert Lea | 34.1 | 865 |
106 | Faribault | 32.6 | 829 |
100 | Mankato | 32.3 | 820 |
117 | Minneapolis | 30.6 | 777 |
97 | Pipestone | 27.6 | 701 |
99 | Redwood Falls | 27.5 | 699 |
121 | Rochester | 33.0 | 839 |
110 | St. Paul | 33.5 | 850 |
105 | Winona | 35.1 | 892 |
104 | Worthington | 29.2 | 741 |
Northeastern Minnesota
Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
---|---|---|---|
105 | Big Sandy Lake Dam | 27.9 | 708 |
131 | Duluth | 31.0 | 786 |
92 | Grand Marais | 24.6 | 625 |
– | Grand Portage | 31.2 | 792 |
128 | Grand Rapids | 28.9 | 735 |
97 | Gunflint Lake | 27.1 | 689 |
115 | Hibbing | 25.3 | 642 |
128 | International Falls | 24.2 | 615 |
125 | Two Harbors | 31.1 | 790 |
– | Wild River State Park | 32.5 | 825 |
Northwestern Minnesota
Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
---|---|---|---|
109 | Agassiz Wildlife Refuge | 23.1 | 586 |
101 | Alexandria | 25.1 | 638 |
– | Bemidji | 26.6 | 676 |
102 | Brainerd | 28.4 | 721 |
103 | Detroit Lakes | 27.5 | 697 |
109 | Moorhead | 25.0 | 636 |
109 | St. Cloud | 27.7 | 704 |
98 | Warroad | 24.5 | 622 |
– | Waskish | 25.6 | 650 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. NOAA's 1981-2010 Climate Normals.