Anoka in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Anoka sees average daytime highs around 25°F and overnight lows near 10°F, with 3.1 in of precipitation over about 16 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°F. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Anoka's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Anoka's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°F
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
10°F
Precipitation
3.1 in
16 wet days
Avg wind
8 mph
Travel score
0.0
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Anoka in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°F.

A typical winter day in Anoka reaches about 25°F and drops to 10°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Anoka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 90°F and 90 that feel at or below 32°F.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
90
90 feel bitter (≤ 14°F)

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Anoka weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 0.95.85.990.0
Feb27° / 11°1.04.84.710.10.0
Mar40° / 23°1.97.24.111.60.4
Apr55° / 36°3.210.12.713.23.4
May67° / 49°4.111.80.214.65.9
Jun77° / 59°4.412.3015.46.3
Jul81° / 63°3.610.6015.16.5
Aug79° / 61°3.910.2013.96.8
Sep71° / 52°3.29.3012.36.7
Oct56° / 40°2.78.60.710.74.0
Nov40° / 26°1.86.73.69.30.4
Dec27° / 13°1.35.85.88.60.0

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Anoka gets around 3.1 in of rain and snow over 16 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 8 mph across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Anoka

In seasonPeak

None of Anoka's seasonal hazards peak in winter. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Anoka's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Anoka?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Anoka.

What to pack for Anoka in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Anoka sees daytime highs around 25°F and nights near 10°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Anoka in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Anoka peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Anoka?

Anoka sits at 45.2°N, 93.4°W, 879 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Champlin, 0.6 mi away.

Topography around Anoka

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Anoka.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Anoka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 ft around an average of 866 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 791 ft.

The land around Anoka is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 2 miles, trees (46%) and grassland (26%) within 10 miles, and trees (37%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
102 ft
10 miles
246 ft
50 miles
791 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Champlin 0.6 mi · West Coon Rapids 3.1 mi · Andover 5.0 mi · Ramsey 5.6 mi · Coon Rapids 7.5 mi · Brooklyn Park 7.5 mi · Ham Lake 7.5 mi · Blaine 8.1 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Anoka (45.1977°, -93.3872°, elevation 879 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.