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Minnetonka averages 54.7 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is December (13.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 15 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 91 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.6″
<1
<1
6
40°F
November
5.1″
2
5
20
27°F
December
13.3″
4
19
29
14°F
January
10.0″
3
26
30
8°F
February
11.2″
3
23
27
12°F
March
9.1″
3
15
23
24°F
April
5.4″
1
3
8
37°F
Year
54.7″
15
91
145
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Chanhassen Wsfo (5 mi from the city center, +52 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Mpls Flying Cloud Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
54.7 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Chanhassen Wsfo station, 5 miles away). The snowiest month is December with 13.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Minnetonka have?
About 145 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 8 °F.