Sunshine Map

St Paul weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · seaside town · subpolar / tundra climate

St Paul is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is August (Score 11/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.

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Sun hours / year
1,043
Sunniest month
August
Peak score
11/100
Rain / year
941 mm
Snow / year
≈1.6 m
Midday UV at peak
4 (moderate)
Sea at warmest
8°C / 46°F
Elevation
12 m

When is the best time to visit St Paul?

St Paul never gets truly sunny weather: August is as good as it gets at 11/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.

How sunny is St Paul?

St Paul isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,043 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate August from January. It ranks #576 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 941 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 0March: 0April: 0May: 0June: 0July: 6August: 1111September: 6October: 0November: 0December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUVSea
January0 0° / 32°F-2° / 28°F 64 mm02° / 36°F
February0 0° / 32°F-2° / 28°F 76 mm01° / 34°F
March0 -1° / 30°F-3° / 27°F 62 mm10° / 32°F
April0 1° / 34°F-1° / 30°F 58 mm20° / 32°F
May0 3° / 37°F2° / 36°F 51 mm31° / 34°F
June0 6° / 43°F5° / 41°F 55 mm44° / 39°F
July6 9° / 48°F8° / 46°F 89 mm46° / 43°F
August11 10° / 50°F9° / 48°F 106 mm38° / 46°F
September6 9° / 48°F8° / 46°F 97 mm28° / 46°F
October0 6° / 43°F5° / 41°F 104 mm16° / 43°F
November0 4° / 39°F2° / 36°F 90 mm04° / 39°F
December0 2° / 36°F0° / 32°F 89 mm04° / 39°F

Sea temperature in St Paul by month

The sea off St Paul is warmest in August at around 8°C / 46°F, and coolest in March at 0°C / 32°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.

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