Lakeville in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Lakeville sees average daytime highs around 79°F and overnight lows near 62°F, with 11.9 in of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 79°F. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels humid.

Summer is Lakeville's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lakeville's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
79°F
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
62°F
Rainfall
11.9 in
32 wet days
Avg wind
7 mph
Travel score
6.5
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Lakeville in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 79°F.

A typical summer day in Lakeville reaches about 79°F and drops to 62°F overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Lakeville

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

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lakeville weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 1.066.290.0
Feb28° / 12°1.15.34.810.10.0
Mar41° / 24°2.17.84.211.60.5
Apr55° / 37°3.2112.413.23.5
May68° / 49°4.412.20.114.65.9
Jun77° / 60°4.412.3015.36.3
Jul81° / 64°3.610.20156.5
Aug79° / 61°3.99.8013.96.8
Sep71° / 53°3.29.4012.36.8
Oct57° / 40°2.58.50.510.74.2
Nov41° / 27°1.96.93.69.40.5
Dec28° / 15°1.46.45.88.70.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Lakeville gets around 11.9 in of rain over 32 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 7 mph across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 06 min in early June to 13 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Lakeville?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Lakeville for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lakeville in Summer

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

In summer, Lakeville sees daytime highs around 79°F and nights near 62°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 32 days see rain.

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UV index in Lakeville in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lakeville peaks around June 17 at about 8 (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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lakeville?

Lakeville sits at 44.6°N, 93.2°W, 971 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Farmington, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Lakeville

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lakeville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 ft around an average of 1,001 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 ft.

The land around Lakeville is covered by grassland (27%), trees (26%) and cropland (24%) within 2 miles, trees (34%), cropland (34%) and grassland (23%) within 10 miles, and cropland (50%) and trees (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
190 ft
10 miles
636 ft
50 miles
735 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
Summer weather nearby: Farmington 5.0 mi · Apple Valley 5.6 mi · Burnsville 8.1 mi · Rosemount 8.7 mi · Prior Lake 9.9 mi · Savage 9.9 mi · Eagan 11 mi · Bloomington 14 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 Lakeville (44.6497°, -93.2427°, elevation 971 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.