Annual mean 8°C · wettest around June · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
26.5 °C
Coldest
-8.1 °C
Wettest
56%
Windiest
5.8 m/s
Prevailing
SW
4.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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bars actual · line feels-like, °Cchance of rain, %wind speed, m/ssky covered, %
The average temperature in Prior Lake over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -10°C. Prior Lake has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 48% in January, the driest month, to 57% in June, the wettest. Winds in Prior Lake are highest in April, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Prior Lake come in July, when the sky is typically 29% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 55%.
Month by month Prior Lake climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-7°C
-10°C
-12°C
48%
54%
3.5 m/s
0
0
0
February
-4°C
-9°C
-10°C
49%
40%
3.6 m/s
0
0
3
March
4°C
-2°C
-2°C
54%
47%
3.9 m/s
1
0
12
April
10°C
3°C
5°C
56%
51%
4.2 m/s
10
0
37
May
19°C
11°C
15°C
57%
41%
3.4 m/s
50
9
66
June
25°C
18°C
23°C
57%
35%
3.4 m/s
67
36
44
July
26°C
19°C
26°C
57%
29%
2.6 m/s
57
58
23
August
25°C
18°C
24°C
57%
36%
2.6 m/s
69
45
36
September
22°C
14°C
20°C
55%
34%
2.9 m/s
66
23
60
October
13°C
7°C
9°C
55%
43%
3.4 m/s
24
1
53
November
4°C
-0°C
-1°C
52%
47%
3.7 m/s
4
0
16
December
-3°C
-6°C
-9°C
50%
55%
3.5 m/s
0
0
2
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Prior Lake weather by season
Year round, Prior Lake has days of about -7°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -10°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 8°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around June and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Prior Lake weather in winterDecember to February
High -5°CLow -8°CRain 49%
Winter in Prior Lake has typical daily highs of about -5°C and lows of about -8°C, with a 49% chance of rain on a given day.
Prior Lake weather in springMarch to May
High 11°CLow 4°CRain 56%
Spring in Prior Lake has typical daily highs of about 11°C and lows of about 4°C, with a 56% chance of rain on a given day.
Prior Lake weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 18°CRain 57%
Summer in Prior Lake has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Prior Lake weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 13°CLow 7°CRain 54%
Autumn in Prior Lake has typical daily highs of about 13°C and lows of about 7°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Prior Lake?
Prior Lake has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 48% in January, the driest month, to 57% in June, the wettest.
What time of year is Prior Lake windiest?
Winds in Prior Lake are highest in April, averaging 4.2 m/s (15 km/h), and lightest in July, at 2.6 m/s (9 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Prior Lake year round?
The average temperature in Prior Lake over the whole year is 8°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -10°C.