Saint Cloud weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Saint Cloud is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 79/100), with July and August close behind. Saint Cloud averages about 2,423 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 79 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,423
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 79/100
- Rain / year
- 748 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 66k
- Elevation
- 309 m
When is the best time to visit Saint Cloud?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Saint Cloud is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Saint Cloud?
Saint Cloud gets a moderate 2,423 hours of sunshine a year. 79 Sunshine Score points separate September (79) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #239 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 748 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -16° / 3°F | 14 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -15° / 5°F | 24 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -7° / 19°F | 40 mm | 3 |
| April | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 72 mm | 4 |
| May | 75 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 96 mm | 6 |
| June | 73 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 109 mm | 7 |
| July | 77 | 28° / 82°F | 17° / 63°F | 90 mm | 7 |
| August | 76 | 27° / 81°F | 15° / 59°F | 94 mm | 6 |
| September | 79 | 22° / 72°F | 10° / 50°F | 79 mm | 5 |
| October | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 2° / 36°F | 70 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -4° / 25°F | 30 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -12° / 10°F | 30 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Minneapolis United States · 99 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 203 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Rochester (Minnesota) United States · 220 km · best in Jul · 2,340 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 261 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
- Sioux Falls United States · 304 km · best in Jul · 2,583 h sun/yr
- Des Moines United States · 447 km · best in Sep · 2,394 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Brainerd United States · 95 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Eau Claire United States · 216 km · 2,320 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Hibbing United States · 225 km · 2,154 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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