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Typical January weather

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Minnesota · January

Cold you dress for, not cold you hide from.

24° days
nights

about 9 snowy days · 9 hours of daylight

What to pack

What January feels like

The pond hockey championships take over Lake Nokomis and the Art Shanty Projects build a temporary village out on the ice — this city genuinely likes its winter. Downtown, the skyways let you cross most of the core without ever putting a coat on, which is the other local strategy.

Winter is doing its thing: 11.0 in of snow in a typical January, with fresh snow on about 9 days. Nearly every night dips below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high24°
Typical low
Days with snow9
Rain and melted snow0.9 in
Snowfall11.0 in
Humiditydry air
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:47 am / 4:57 pm

How January compares

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