White Bear Lake climate — normals and trends
White Bear Lake (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 839 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
White Bear Lake averages 146 frost days, 19 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
White Bear Lake 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 155 to 137 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.8 °C (on 15 July 1988) and the coldest -36.9 °C (on 30 January 1951).
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
White Bear LakeMinnesota
- coords
- 45.08°, -93.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.2°C
Average daily high
11.9°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
839mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
18.3km/h
Seasonal range
32.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
19 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
92.9 cm
Average feels-like high
9.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.6 °C
Average peak gust
37.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
16 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 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
38.8 °C
15 July 1988
Coldest day
-36.9 °C
30 January 1951
Wettest day
107 mm
1 August 2024
Windiest day
60.8 km/h
10 October 1949
Strongest gust
117.0 km/h
10 October 1949
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
18 July 2011
Coldest feels-like
-42.3 °C
30 January 1951
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
3 January 1973
Sunniest day
15.1 h
16 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -5.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | -4.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 19 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 73 mm | +17 mm |
| Apr | 13.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 112 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 80 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 207 mm | +94 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 94 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 74 mm | -29 mm |
| Sep | 23.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 70 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 16.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 26 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 7.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 39 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | -3.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 42 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of White Bear Lake?
White Bear Lake has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.2 °C and it receives 839 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in White Bear Lake?
The hottest day measured in White Bear Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 1988, reaching 38.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in White Bear Lake?
The coldest day measured in White Bear Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1951, at -36.9 °C.
Does it snow in White Bear Lake?
Yes. White Bear Lake gets on average 92.9 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of White Bear Lake warmed?
Yes: White Bear Lake warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in White Bear Lake?
The wettest day measured in White Bear Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2024, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in White Bear Lake?
The windiest day measured in White Bear Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1949, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in White Bear Lake?
The warmest month in White Bear Lake is July (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.2 °C).
How much does it rain in White Bear Lake?
White Bear Lake receives on average 839 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in White Bear Lake?
White Bear Lake gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in White Bear Lake?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in White Bear Lake between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1973, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in White Bear Lake?
Yes: White Bear Lake has on average 16 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in White Bear Lake?
In White Bear Lake, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 18 July 2011, and the lowest was -42.3 °C on 30 January 1951.
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