Climate and average weather in Saint Cloud
In Saint Cloud, the summers are warm, showery, and mostly clear and the winters are frigid, snowy, and partly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Saint Cloud typically varies from 6°F to 80°F, and is rarely below -15°F or above 89°F. July is the hottest month of the year, while January is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Saint Cloud for warm-weather activities is from mid May to late September.
- Hottest
- Jul
- 80°
- Coldest
- Jan
- 6°
- Wettest
- Jun
- 4.5 in
- Driest
- Jan
- 0.8 in
- Rain / yr
- 30.9 in
- 102 wet days
- Daylight
- 8.5–15.5 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 1,030 ft
- 45.6°N
- Clearest
- Jul
- 50% cloud
Saint Cloud is city on tripoint of Benton, Sherburne and Stearns Counties in Minnesota, United States.
- Density
- 619/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1856
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Saint Cloud weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around mid May to late September.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Saint Cloud, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
The hot season lasts 4.4 months, from May 14 to September 25, with daily high temperatures above 66°F. The hottest month of the year in Saint Cloud is July, with an average high of 80°F and low of 63°F.
The cool season lasts 3.2 months, from November 28 to March 5, with daily high temperatures below 32°F. The coldest month of the year in Saint Cloud is January, with an average low of 6°F and high of 21°F.
Days typically run about 17°F warmer than nights year-round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 39 | 26 |
| Avg low (°F) | 6 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 48 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 12 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 6 |
| Feb | 26 | 10 |
| Mar | 39 | 22 |
| Apr | 54 | 35 |
| May | 67 | 48 |
| Jun | 76 | 58 |
| Jul | 80 | 63 |
| Aug | 78 | 60 |
| Sep | 70 | 51 |
| Oct | 55 | 38 |
| Nov | 39 | 25 |
| Dec | 26 | 12 |
How hot and cold Saint Cloud really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the coldest nights, wind chill pulls the feels-like down to about -8°F (around January 16), with roughly 189 freezing days a year (feels-like at or below 32°F) — 119 of them bitterly cold — worst in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 39 | 26 |
| Air high (°F) | 21 | 26 | 39 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 55 | 39 | 26 |
| Feels-like low (°F) | -7 | -3 | 12 | 28 | 45 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 50 | 32 | 16 | 1 |
| Air low (°F) | 6 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 48 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 12 |
| Feels-like high (°F) | Air high (°F) | Feels-like low (°F) | Air low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21 | 21 | -7 | 6 |
| Feb | 26 | 26 | -3 | 10 |
| Mar | 39 | 39 | 12 | 22 |
| Apr | 54 | 54 | 28 | 35 |
| May | 67 | 67 | 45 | 48 |
| Jun | 76 | 76 | 58 | 58 |
| Jul | 81 | 80 | 63 | 63 |
| Aug | 78 | 78 | 60 | 60 |
| Sep | 70 | 70 | 50 | 51 |
| Oct | 55 | 55 | 32 | 38 |
| Nov | 39 | 39 | 16 | 25 |
| Dec | 26 | 26 | 1 | 12 |
Average hourly temperature in Saint Cloud
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on July afternoons, near 80°F, and coldest before dawn in January, near 6°F.
Saint Cloud weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21° / 6° | 0.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 26° / 10° | 0.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 39° / 22° | 1.8 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 11.6 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 54° / 35° | 3.0 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 13.3 | 3.1 |
| May | 67° / 48° | 3.9 | 11.6 | 0.2 | 14.7 | 5.8 |
| Jun | 76° / 58° | 4.5 | 12.1 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.4 |
| Jul | 80° / 63° | 3.8 | 10.6 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.6 |
| Aug | 78° / 60° | 3.7 | 10.1 | 0 | 13.9 | 6.9 |
| Sep | 70° / 51° | 3.0 | 8.6 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 55° / 38° | 2.7 | 8.9 | 1 | 10.7 | 3.7 |
| Nov | 39° / 25° | 1.7 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 26° / 12° | 1.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 0.0 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Saint Cloud gets about 30.9 in of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is some rain, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.9 months, from around Mar 26 to Oct 20, peaking in June at about 42% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Feb 6.
June is the wettest month by volume, with 4.5 in over about 12 wet days; January is the driest, with 0.8 in. Some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 18 | 17 | 24 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 18 |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18 | 6 |
| Feb | 17 | 5 |
| Mar | 24 | 7 |
| Apr | 34 | 10 |
| May | 37 | 12 |
| Jun | 41 | 12 |
| Jul | 34 | 11 |
| Aug | 32 | 10 |
| Sep | 29 | 9 |
| Oct | 28 | 9 |
| Nov | 21 | 6 |
| Dec | 18 | 6 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Saint Cloud collects about 30.9 in of rain across 102 wet days — roughly 2.6 in in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. June is the wettest month with 4.5 in, while January is the driest at just 0.8 in. The three wettest months alone bring about 39% of the year’s total, and some of the cold-season precipitation falls as snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (in) | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Snow days | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Rainfall (in) | Rain days | Snow days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.8 | 6 | 6 |
| Feb | 0.9 | 5 | 4 |
| Mar | 1.8 | 7 | 4 |
| Apr | 3.0 | 10 | 3 |
| May | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jun | 4.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Jul | 3.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Aug | 3.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Sep | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Oct | 2.7 | 9 | 1 |
| Nov | 1.7 | 6 | 4 |
| Dec | 1.1 | 6 | 6 |
Snow in Saint Cloud
Average snowy days through the year, the snow-season span, and estimated snowfall — for ski trips and the perennial 'will there be snow at Christmas?' question.
Saint Cloud averages about 27 snowy days a year. Snow season runs roughly Oct 8 to May 6 — about 6.9 months.
January is snowiest, with roughly 6 days of snow and an estimated 9 in of snowfall. Over the year that adds up to an estimated 52 in of snow.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow days | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Snowfall (in) | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| Snow days | Snowfall (in) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 9 |
| Feb | 4 | 8 |
| Mar | 4 | 8 |
| Apr | 3 | 8 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 1 | 2 |
| Nov | 4 | 7 |
| Dec | 6 | 10 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Saint Cloud, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around June 14 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around October 15. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 61% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around October 16 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around June 13. The cloudiest month is December, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 66% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 36 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Cloudier (%) | 64 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 60 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 56 | 63 | 66 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 64 |
| Feb | 40 | 60 |
| Mar | 40 | 60 |
| Apr | 38 | 62 |
| May | 40 | 60 |
| Jun | 46 | 54 |
| Jul | 61 | 39 |
| Aug | 60 | 40 |
| Sep | 55 | 45 |
| Oct | 44 | 56 |
| Nov | 37 | 63 |
| Dec | 34 | 66 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around June 14, brings about 15 h 30 min of light; the shortest, around December 14, only 8 h 30 min — a swing of roughly 7 hours.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.9 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 8.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 8:00 | 7:29 | 6:38 | 5:38 | 4:52 | 4:33 | 4:47 | 5:22 | 6:02 | 6:41 | 7:25 | 7:57 |
| Sunset (PM) | 4:52 | 5:34 | 6:14 | 6:55 | 7:34 | 8:01 | 7:57 | 7:19 | 6:20 | 5:22 | 4:39 | 4:29 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.9 | 8:00 | 4:52 |
| Feb | 10.1 | 7:29 | 5:34 |
| Mar | 11.6 | 6:38 | 6:14 |
| Apr | 13.3 | 5:38 | 6:55 |
| May | 14.7 | 4:52 | 7:34 |
| Jun | 15.4 | 4:33 | 8:01 |
| Jul | 15.1 | 4:47 | 7:57 |
| Aug | 13.9 | 5:22 | 7:19 |
| Sep | 12.3 | 6:02 | 6:20 |
| Oct | 10.7 | 6:41 | 5:22 |
| Nov | 9.3 | 7:25 | 4:39 |
| Dec | 8.6 | 7:57 | 4:29 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Saint Cloud averages about 9 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 6 and 13 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.0 months, from around Jun 21 to Oct 19. The sunniest month is August, with roughly 13 sunny days (mixed).
The greyest month is December, down near 7 sunny days — about 45% fewer than the August peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Sky | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Gloomy |
| Feb | 7 | Gloomy |
| Mar | 8 | Mixed |
| Apr | 8 | Gloomy |
| May | 8 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 9 | Mixed |
| Jul | 12 | Mixed |
| Aug | 13 | Mixed |
| Sep | 12 | Mixed |
| Oct | 10 | Mixed |
| Nov | 8 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 7 | Gloomy |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Saint Cloud, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 3.5 months, from around June 3 to September 18. The muggiest month is July, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 54% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around September 19 to June 2, and March is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 87 | 46 | 19 | 28 | 67 | 96 | 100 | 100 |
| Comfortable (%) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oppressive (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 87 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun | 46 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul | 19 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 |
| Aug | 28 | 26 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep | 67 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct | 96 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Saint Cloud is typically light breeze, near 8 mph, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 2.8 months, from around Sep 9 to Dec 2. The windiest month is October, averaging about 9 mph (light breeze).
The calmer part of the year runs from around May 28 to Sep 8, with August the calmest month at about 7 mph.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | light breeze |
| Feb | 8 | light breeze |
| Mar | 8 | light breeze |
| Apr | 9 | light breeze |
| May | 9 | light breeze |
| Jun | 8 | light breeze |
| Jul | 7 | calm |
| Aug | 7 | calm |
| Sep | 8 | light breeze |
| Oct | 9 | light breeze |
| Nov | 8 | light breeze |
| Dec | 8 | light breeze |
Hazard calendar for Saint Cloud
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Saint Cloud's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Best time to visit Saint Cloud
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Saint Cloud throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late May, Saint Cloud is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 64°F and 82°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Saint Cloud for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid May to late September, with a peak score in the first week of September.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Rating | poor | poor | poor | poor | good | good | good | good | good | fair | poor | poor |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.0 | poor |
| Feb | 0.0 | poor |
| Mar | 0.3 | poor |
| Apr | 3.1 | poor |
| May | 5.8 | good |
| Jun | 6.4 | good |
| Jul | 6.6 | good |
| Aug | 6.9 | good |
| Sep | 6.7 | good |
| Oct | 3.7 | fair |
| Nov | 0.3 | poor |
| Dec | 0.0 | poor |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 75°F and 93°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Saint Cloud for hot-weather activities is from mid June to early September, with a peak score in the last week of July.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Saint Cloud, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around July (highs near 80°F), the essentials are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. In the cold season around January (highs near 21°F), pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.
In July, Saint Cloud sees daytime highs around 80°F and nights near 63°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Saint Cloud by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint Cloud peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | Moderate |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 9 | Very high |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Average hourly UV index in Saint Cloud
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in June the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 5.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | 0 |
| Feb | 0 | 0 |
| Mar | 2.5 | 0 |
| Apr | 5.5 | 0 |
| May | 7.5 | 3 |
| Jun | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 7 | 3 |
| Sep | 5.5 | 0 |
| Oct | 2.5 | 0 |
| Nov | 0 | 0 |
| Dec | 0 | 0 |
Growing season
The growing season in Saint Cloud typically lasts about 206 days, from around April 9 to October 31 — the span where a frost-free day is more likely than not. It is reliably frost-free from May 2 to October 5.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 4 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 77 | 26 | 7 |
| Frost nights | 31 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | 31 |
| Feb | 6 | 28 |
| Mar | 21 | 31 |
| Apr | 64 | 30 |
| May | 97 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 98 | 0 |
| Oct | 77 | 27 |
| Nov | 26 | 30 |
| Dec | 7 | 31 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 50°F: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Saint Cloud banks about 2,336 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around July.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 522 | 667 | 589 | 318 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Growing degree days (°F·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 0 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 0 |
| Apr | 1 |
| May | 222 |
| Jun | 522 |
| Jul | 667 |
| Aug | 589 |
| Sep | 318 |
| Oct | 18 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 0 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Saint Cloud receives about 4.0 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — moderate — with a clear seasonal swing between 1.4 and 6.4 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 6.2 months, from around Mar 14 to Sep 19. The brightest month is July, averaging about 6.3 kWh/m² (intense).
The dimmest month is December, down near 1.4 kWh/m² — roughly 77% less than the July peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 1.8 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Level | Dim | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Dim | Dim |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.8 | Dim |
| Feb | 2.8 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4.0 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.0 | Bright |
| May | 5.7 | Bright |
| Jun | 6.2 | Intense |
| Jul | 6.3 | Intense |
| Aug | 5.5 | Bright |
| Sep | 4.2 | Bright |
| Oct | 2.7 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1.8 | Dim |
| Dec | 1.4 | Dim |
Where is Saint Cloud?
Saint Cloud sits at 45.6°N, 94.2°W, 1,030 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sartell, 5.0 mi away.
Topography around Saint Cloud
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Saint Cloud.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around Saint Cloud has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 ft around an average of 1,040 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 755 ft.
The land around Saint Cloud is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (39%) within 2 miles, cropland (35%), trees (32%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and cropland (42%), trees (31%) and grassland (21%) within 50 miles.
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
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 Saint Cloud (45.5608°, -94.1625°, elevation 1,030 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).