When to go · Minneapolis

Minneapolis in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (severe cold), late Jul–Aug humidity.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
Crowds: High; United States overall
Prices: High; United States overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Minneapolis

Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (severe cold), late Jul–Aug humidity.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

MinneapolisHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 17 °C (63 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 63 °F (17 °C), rain on about 10 days
Midwest and Great Lakes, United States · Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolisbest weather
Hard winters (−15 °C (5 °F) cold snaps and lake-effect snow), warm summers; tornadoes in spring on the Plains.Hard winters (5 °F (−15 °C) cold snaps and lake-effect snow), warm summers; tornadoes in spring on the Plains.

United States overall: Hot and busy; wildfire smoke in the West, hurricane peak begins in the Southeast.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Minneapolis, side by side.

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jan–Feb (severe cold), late Jul–Aug humidity.

May: Inside Minneapolis's best window: May–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Minneapolis: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.