Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 13.7°F in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN, the warmest January since 2025, tied 76th warmest of 154 (with 1927 and 1899).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 13.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 76th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 1.00 in; Wettest since 2023; 44th wettest of 156

A normal January in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 15.8°F, between 10°F and 22°F in eight years of ten and 0.78 in of precipitation, between 0.30 in and 1.65 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN since 1873: 13.7°F in 2026; the highest is 28.6°F, in 2006.

Normal range, 10 to 22°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN from 1871 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	13.7	76	21.1	85	6.2	66	1.00	44	0
2025	15.5	59	24.2	57	6.7	63	0.13	149	0
2024	22.1	12	27.3	33	17	6	0.13	149	0
2023	20.2	28	26	39	14.4	16	2.25	7	0
2022	10.7	100	20.3	95	1.1	104	0.64	90	0
2021	22.1	12	28.2	28	16	8	0.87	63	0
2020	20.6	26	27.3	33	13.8	20	0.97	48	0
2019	14.3	70	21.8	78	6.8	61	0.45	115	0
2018	16.6	54	24.8	52	8.4	51	1.55	21	0
2017	20.9	24	27.1	36	14.8	13	0.98	47	0
2016	17.6	44	24.1	59	11	37	0.31	132	0
2015	19	36	25.7	44	12.3	28	0.34	129	0
2014	8	118	18.4	114	-2.5	130	1.42	24	0
2013	16.9	51	25	50	8.8	49	0.86	68	0
2012	23.3	7	30.8	8	15.8	9	0.36	127	0
2011	12	92	18.3	115	5.8	70	1.00	44	0
2010	13	82	20	100	6.1	67	0.45	115	0
2009	8.3	117	16.8	120	-0.2	115	0.57	95	0
2008	13.2	81	21.2	82	5.2	80	0.15	146	0
2007	19.6	34	26.6	38	12.7	24	0.31	132	0
2006	28.6	1	34.4	4	22.7	1	0.71	77	0
2005	15.6	58	22.9	72	8.3	52	1.21	34	0
2004	11.2	97	18.5	112	3.9	87	0.23	141	0
2003	15.3	61	23	70	7.6	56	0.22	142	0
2002	24.6	6	31.5	7	17.7	4	0.46	112	0
2001	20	29	28	29	12	32	1.21	34	0
2000	15.9	56	24.4	56	7.4	58	0.90	57	0
1999	12.3	89	20.1	98	4.6	84	2.67	5	0
1998	19	36	26	39	12.1	29	1.64	18	0
1997	10.3	105	18.8	111	1.7	99	1.71	13	0
1996	10.2	107	19.6	105	0.7	109	1.87	9	0
1995	18.4	40	25.4	46	11.5	36	0.36	127	0
1994	4.3	140	13	140	-4.3	140	1.17	36	0
1993	14.6	65	23.6	63	5.5	75	1.25	31	0
1992	21.9	15	29.4	16	14.4	16	0.66	88	0
1991	12.5	87	21	86	3.9	87	0.49	103	0
1990	26.2	3	35.4	2	17.1	5	0.10	154	0
1989	21.2	21	30.7	9	11.6	35	0.52	102	0
1988	10.4	104	19.7	103	1.1	104	1.37	26	0
1987	21.2	21	29	23	13.4	22	0.63	92	0
1986	17.5	45	24.8	52	10.2	41	0.90	57	0
1985	10.1	108	20.3	95	-0.1	114	0.87	63	0
1984	11.9	94	20.1	98	3.8	89	0.88	60	0
1983	19.6	34	27	37	12.1	29	0.67	85	0
1982	2.3	147	11.5	146	-6.9	148	2.45	6	0
1981	18	42	28.5	27	7.5	57	0.30	135	0
1980	15.3	61	23.5	65	7	59	0.94	52	0
1979	3.2	145	11.4	147	-5	143	1.09	38	0
1978	5.5	134	14.4	137	-3.4	132	0.38	124	0
1977	0.3	151	10.3	150	-9.8	150	0.65	89	0
1976	11.6	96	21.7	79	1.5	101	0.87	63	0
1975	14.5	67	23.3	66	5.6	72	2.82	4	0
1974	11.9	94	20.7	90	3.1	92	0.17	145	0
1973	17.3	48	26	39	8.7	50	0.92	55	0
1972	5.5	134	15	132	-4	139	0.84	69	0
1971	6.5	132	14.7	133	-1.7	127	1.22	33	0
1970	5.5	134	14.6	134	-3.5	133	0.47	108	0
1969	9.3	113	17.9	118	0.8	107	2.05	8	0
1968	14.3	70	23.1	67	5.4	78	0.71	77	0
1967	14.6	65	24.6	55	4.5	85	3.63	2	0
1966	3.3	144	12.4	141	-5.8	145	0.95	49	0
1965	10	110	18.9	110	1	106	0.47	108	0
1964	20	29	29.1	21	10.8	39	0.47	108	0
1963	2.9	146	12.1	143	-6.4	147	0.46	112	0
1962	7.1	127	16.3	124	-2.1	129	0.55	96	0
1961	12	92	22.5	74	1.5	101	0.28	137	0
1960	17.5	45	25	50	9.9	43	0.68	83	0
1959	10.5	103	19.5	106	1.6	100	0.11	152	0
1958	22.4	10	29	23	15.8	9	0.21	144	0
1957	10	110	19.8	101	0.3	110	0.32	131	0
1956	12.7	84	21.2	82	4.2	86	0.48	106	0
1955	14	74	21.2	82	6.9	60	0.47	108	0
1954	10.3	105	19.7	103	0.8	107	0.25	139	0
1953	16.7	53	24.2	57	9.2	47	0.55	96	0
1952	12.4	88	21.7	79	3	93	1.05	41	0
1951	9.3	113	18.5	112	0	112	0.44	117	0
1950	6.8	131	17.1	119	-3.5	133	1.27	30	0
1949	14.1	73	22.1	76	6	69	1.65	17	0
1948	10	110	20.4	93	-0.3	116	0.15	146	0
1947	21.5	18	30.6	10	12.5	26	0.71	77	0
1946	15	64	24	62	6.1	67	0.94	52	0
1945	12.7	84	20.4	93	5	81	0.63	92	0
1944	26.5	2	34.6	3	18.5	3	0.24	140	0
1943	7.8	121	16.7	122	-1	121	0.91	56	0
1942	20.5	27	29.3	18	11.7	34	0.15	146	0
1941	17.4	47	25.3	48	9.5	46	0.74	74	0
1940	6.5	132	14.2	138	-1.2	123	0.37	126	0
1939	19.7	33	27.5	31	11.8	33	1.06	40	0
1938	13.5	79	20.2	97	6.8	61	0.87	63	0
1937	5.4	137	15.5	126	-4.6	141	1.24	32	0
1936	3.9	142	11.4	147	-3.7	136	0.77	72	0
1935	10.9	99	19.5	106	2.4	97	1.44	23	0
1934	21.2	21	29.4	16	13	23	0.68	83	0
1933	23.1	8	31.7	6	14.5	15	0.89	59	0
1932	18.1	41	25.2	49	11	37	1.70	15	0
1931	25.9	4	33.1	5	18.6	2	0.13	149	0
1930	7	129	15.2	130	-1.2	123	0.95	49	0
1929	1.9	148	10.1	151	-6.2	146	1.60	19	0
1928	17.2	49	24.8	52	9.6	45	0.33	130	0
1927	13.7	76	21.5	81	5.8	70	0.54	100	0
1926	17	50	25.9	42	8	54	0.71	77	0
1925	14.3	70	23	70	5.6	72	0.46	112	0
1924	8	118	16.6	123	-0.7	118	0.54	100	0
1923	17.9	43	25.6	45	10.3	40	1.01	42	0
1922	13.8	75	21.9	77	5.6	72	0.88	60	0
1921	22	14	29.5	15	14.6	14	0.44	117	0
1920	7.7	122	15.3	129	0	112	1.84	10	0
1919	22.3	11	29.6	14	14.9	12	0.43	121	0
1918	4	141	11.6	145	-3.5	133	0.38	124	0
1917	7.1	127	15.6	125	-1.5	126	1.57	20	0
1916	10.1	108	20.6	92	-0.5	117	2.88	3	0
1915	12.6	86	19.8	101	5.3	79	1.37	26	0
1914	21.4	19	29.1	21	13.8	20	0.83	70	0
1913	13	82	23.1	67	3	93	0.42	123	0
1912	-2.7	153	4.4	154	-9.8	150	0.44	117	0
1911	11.1	98	20.9	88	1.4	103	0.71	77	0
1910	15.4	60	23.1	67	7.7	55	1.08	39	0
1909	14.5	67	22.5	74	6.5	64	1.37	26	0
1908	19.8	32	29.9	13	9.8	44	0.49	103	0
1907	7.3	123	15.4	128	-0.7	118	0.93	54	0
1906	20	29	27.9	30	12.1	29	1.55	21	0
1905	7.3	123	15.5	126	-0.8	120	0.71	77	0
1904	7.3	123	14.5	136	0.1	111	0.43	121	0
1903	14.5	67	23.6	63	5.5	75	0.22	142	0
1902	18.7	39	27.2	35	10.2	41	0.44	117	0
1901	15.2	63	24.1	59	6.3	65	0.31	132	0
1900	21.3	20	30	12	12.6	25	0.62	94	0
1899	13.7	76	22.6	73	4.8	83	0.77	72	0
1898	23	9	30.6	10	15.4	11	0.05	155	0
1897	10.6	101	18.3	115	3	93	1.66	16	0
1896	16.8	52	25.4	46	8.1	53	0.67	85	0
1895	7	129	15.2	130	-1.3	125	0.88	60	0
1894	12.3	89	20.9	88	3.7	90	1.12	37	0
1893	7.3	123	18.3	115	-3.8	138	0.87	63	0
1892	13.5	79	24.1	59	3	93	0.05	155	0
1891	21.6	17	29.2	20	14	19	1.01	42	0
1890	10.6	101	19.1	109	2.1	98	0.95	49	0
1889	20.7	25	28.9	25	12.5	26	0.55	96	0
1888	-0.4	152	9.5	152	-10.3	152	0.72	76	0
1887	0.7	150	11.7	144	-10.3	152	1.79	11	0
1886	3.7	143	12.2	142	-4.9	142	1.76	12	0
1885	4.4	139	13.9	139	-5.1	144	0.30	135	0
1884	8.8	115	20.7	90	-3	131	0.48	106	0
1883	0.8	149	11.2	149	-9.5	149	0.64	90	0
1882	19	36	28.9	25	9	48	0.67	85	0
1881	7.9	120	16.8	120	-1.1	122	4.34	1	0
1880	25.9	4	35.7	1	16.1	7	0.81	71	0
1879	16.1	55	27.4	32	4.9	82	0.11	152	0
1878	21.8	16	29.3	18	14.2	18	1.00	44	0
1877	8.6	116	19.2	108	-2	128	0.55	96	0
1876	15.7	57	25.9	42	5.5	75	0.73	75	0
1875	-3.4	154	6.2	153	-13.1	154	1.41	25	0
1874	12.2	91	21	86	3.5	91	0.49	103	0
1873	5.4	137	14.6	134	-3.7	136	1.31	29	0
1872							0.28	137	31
1871							1.71	13	31

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	28.6
1944	26.5
1990	26.2
1931	25.9
1880	25.9
2002	24.6
2012	23.3
1933	23.1
1898	23
1958	22.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1875	-3.4
1912	-2.7
1888	-0.4
1977	0.3
1887	0.7
1883	0.8
1929	1.9
1982	2.3
1963	2.9
1979	3.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1881	4.34
1967	3.63
1916	2.88
1975	2.82
1999	2.67
1982	2.45
2023	2.25
1969	2.05
1996	1.87
1920	1.84

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1898	0.05
1892	0.05
1990	0.10
1959	0.11
1879	0.11
2025	0.13
2024	0.13
1931	0.13
2008	0.15
1948	0.15
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 43°F; 12 January 2026
Coldest night: -21°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.69 in; 6 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 1.00 in of precipitation in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN, the wettest January since 2023, tied 44th wettest of 156 (with 2011 and 1878).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: 43°F on Monday 12 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: a low of -21°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN: 0.69 in on Tuesday 6 January 2026.