Shakopee climate — normals and trends
Shakopee (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 828 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shakopee averages 147 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Shakopee has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 156 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.1 °C (on 31 July 1988) and the coldest -36.0 °C (on 31 January 2019).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ShakopeeMinnesota
- coords
- 44.80°, -93.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.3°C
Average daily high
12.0°C
Average daily low
2.7°C
Annual rainfall
828mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
32.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
147 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
91.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.1 °C
31 July 1988
Coldest day
-36.0 °C
31 January 2019
Wettest day
93 mm
14 September 1941
Windiest day
67.0 km/h
10 October 1949
Strongest gust
118.4 km/h
10 October 1949
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
18 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-41.8 °C
2 February 1996
Snowiest day
27.9 cm
1 November 1991
Sunniest day
15.0 h
14 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -4.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | -3.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 15 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 9.7 °C | +5.8 °C | 81 mm | +24 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 110 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 83 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 187 mm | +74 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 79 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 73 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 73 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 46 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 7.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 34 mm | -15 mm |
| Dec | -2.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 40 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shakopee?
Shakopee has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.3 °C and it receives 828 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shakopee?
The hottest day measured in Shakopee between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1988, reaching 39.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shakopee?
The coldest day measured in Shakopee between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 2019, at -36.0 °C.
Does it snow in Shakopee?
Yes. Shakopee gets on average 91.1 cm of snow per year and has around 147 frost days.
Has the climate of Shakopee warmed?
Yes: Shakopee warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shakopee?
The wettest day measured in Shakopee between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1941, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shakopee?
The windiest day measured in Shakopee between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1949, with winds reaching 67.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shakopee?
The warmest month in Shakopee is July (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Shakopee?
Shakopee receives on average 828 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shakopee?
Shakopee gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shakopee?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shakopee between 1940 and 2025 was 1 November 1991, with 27.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shakopee?
Yes: Shakopee has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shakopee?
In Shakopee, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 18 July 2011, and the lowest was -41.8 °C on 2 February 1996.
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