Annual Average Humidity in Minnesota

The average humidity year round is listed below for places in Minnesota. The tables give daily averages along with highest and lowest relative humidity levels.

Relative humidity measures the actual amount of moisture in the air as a percentage of the maximum amount of moisture the air can hold.

All the numbers here are averages for the years 1961 to 1990.

Average Humidity

In this table, the Daily number is the average of humidity readings taken every three hours throughout the day. Morning percentages are for 6 am and Afternoon measures are for 3 pm local standard time.

Average yearly relative humidity (%)
Daily Place Morning Afternoon
71 Duluth 80 59
71 International Falls 81 57
68 Minneapolis & St. Paul 78 55
74 Rochester 83 61
69 St. Cloud 83 56

Highest and Lowest Humidity

Below are averages over the year for maximum and minimum humidity levels in Minnesota. The hours when the highest and lowest humidity readings usually occur are given in local standard time.

Annual averages for daily high and low relative humidity (%)
High Time Place Low Time
80.3 6 am Duluth 59.0 3 pm
81.3 6 am International Falls 57.4 3 pm
78.3 6 am Minneapolis & St. Paul 55.4 3 pm
82.6 6 am Rochester 61.3 3 pm
83.3 6 am St. Cloud 56.1 3 pm
Reference

World Data Center for Meteorology. Climate of the World.

Minnesota Humidity
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