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Holiday weather history: Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Minneapolis-St. Paul weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.

Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 49°F, low 35°F; rain or snow in 23% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 42%.

🎃 Halloween weather in Minneapolis-St. Paul (Oct 31)

49°F / 35°Ftypical high / low

23%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

10%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

11%had measurable snowfall

42%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Halloween: 71°F (2000). Coldest high: 32°F (1996); coldest low 16°F (1996). Wettest: 1.26 in (2024); snowiest: 1.8 in (2023). The median Halloween high was 47°F in 1995–2009 and 50°F in 2010–2025 (+3°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	10-31	43°F	38°F	0.15 in	0
2024	10-31	47°F	33°F	1.26 in	0.2 in
2023	10-31	37°F	26°F	0.09 in	1.8 in
2022	10-31	65°F	38°F	0.00 in	0
2021	10-31	49°F	36°F	0.00 in	0
2020	10-31	55°F	33°F	0.00 in	0
2019	10-31	36°F	26°F	0.00 in	0
2018	10-31	54°F	37°F	0.00 in	0
2017	10-31	35°F	27°F	0.00 in	0
2016	10-31	58°F	42°F	0.00 in	0

🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Minneapolis-St. Paul (4th Thursday of Nov)

36°F / 23°Ftypical high / low

13%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

0%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

19%had measurable snowfall

31%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

13%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Thanksgiving: 60°F (2012). Coldest high: 10°F (2014); coldest low -4°F (2014). Wettest: 0.12 in (2015); snowiest: 1.3 in (2015). The median Thanksgiving high was 36°F in 1995–2009 and 36°F in 2010–2025 (+0°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	11-27	27°F	23°F	0.00 in	0
2024	11-28	25°F	18°F	0.00 in	0.1 in
2023	11-23	37°F	20°F	0.00 in	0
2022	11-24	43°F	31°F	0.00 in	0
2021	11-25	26°F	14°F	0.00 in	0
2020	11-26	36°F	28°F	0.00 in	0
2019	11-28	28°F	22°F	0.00 in	0
2018	11-22	37°F	27°F	0.00 in	0
2017	11-23	49°F	23°F	0.00 in	0
2016	11-24	37°F	34°F	0.04 in	0

🎄 Christmas Day weather in Minneapolis-St. Paul (Dec 25)

28°F / 17°Ftypical high / low

26%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

10%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

15%had measurable snowfall

74%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

0%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest Christmas Day: 54°F (2023). Coldest high: -9°F (1996); coldest low -22°F (1996). Wettest: 1.01 in (2023); snowiest: 3.4 in (2007). The median Christmas Day high was 26°F in 1995–2009 and 30°F in 2010–2025 (+4°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
2025	12-25	34°F	25°F	0.04 in
2024	12-25	33°F	28°F	0.00 in
2023	12-25	54°F	42°F	1.01 in
2022	12-25	8°F	-4°F	0.00 in
2021	12-25	29°F	18°F	0.00 in
2020	12-25	17°F	-5°F	0.00 in
2019	12-25	33°F	30°F	0.00 in
2018	12-25	28°F	19°F	0.00 in
2017	12-25	4°F	-6°F	0.00 in
2016	12-25	37°F	32°F	0.97 in

🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Minneapolis-St. Paul (Dec 31)

24°F / 10°Ftypical high / low

29%of years had rain or snow (≥0.01 in)

6%were soakers (≥0.25 in)

37%had measurable snowfall

77%had ≥1 in of snow on the ground

0%were dry with a high of 50–80°F

Warmest New Year's Eve: 43°F (2011). Coldest high: -5°F (2017); coldest low -16°F (2017). Wettest: 0.98 in (2006); snowiest: 3.2 in (2006). The median New Year's Eve high was 25°F in 1995–2009 and 24°F in 2010–2025 (-1°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
2025	12-31	34°F	5°F	0.09 in	0.8 in
2024	12-31	32°F	25°F	0.00 in	0
2023	12-31	30°F	24°F	0.02 in	0.5 in
2022	12-31	36°F	20°F	0.00 in	0
2021	12-31	22°F	1°F	0.00 in	0.4 in
2020	12-31	23°F	9°F	0.00 in	0
2019	12-31	24°F	13°F	0.00 in	0
2018	12-31	32°F	11°F	0.01 in	0.2 in
2017	12-31	-5°F	-16°F	0.00 in	0
2016	12-31	31°F	20°F	0.00 in	0

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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014922 (44.885, -93.231). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.