Weather in Minneapolis in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Minneapolis in February
The expected average maximum temperature in February is +30°F with a maximum of +45°F and a minimum of -13°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 31% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°F to +39°F.
Is Minneapolis warm or cold in February?
Minneapolis is typically cold in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +25°F to +28°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +9°F to +12°F.
Wear your winter warms as it will be cold. To save space, layer, and don’t forget gloves and a scarf.
February is one of the coolest months in Minneapolis, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Minneapolis in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +25°F | +28°F | +43°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -29°F | -31°F | -15°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +55°F | +64°F | +81°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 4 mm | 28 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 73% | 71% | 67% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 15 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 10 | 8 | 7 | ||||
February often has better weather than January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +25°F to +28°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 2 mm to 4 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 73% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during February, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
Next month (March) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Minneapolis is gradually increasing during February, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
Here’s how February is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last February in Minneapolis?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Minneapolis in February has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1996 (+52°F) and the highest in 2012 (+60°F). The driest year was 1988 with only 433 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 1263 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Minneapolis, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.