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Comments about the weather
... True to its Northfield environs, Carleton is full of those small-town relationships, most of which (an arrogant East Coast kid sez) would melt in...Read full comment
... But they are equally passionate about their extracurricular activities (over 80% of Carls participate in intramural sports...Read full comment
... In the winter the scene dies down a bit, only to be resurrected in full force in the spring ...Read full comment
... Sneak into the academic buildings and watch movies on the big screens, bake cookies, make movies, ballroom dance, build snow forts, all sorts of ...Read full comment
... I won't say everythings perfect--it is a small college in a small town and feels cramped upon occasion (and MN is, of course, very, very cold), ...Read full comment
... if the small campus design doesn't appeal to you, nor the idea of taking a major test ever 5 weeks, and if the farming community-type setting and ...Read full comment
Avg Number of daylight hours
12.3
Avg non-cloudy-ish sunlight hours
7.3
Avg % of day spent cloudy
40.8%
Avg % of day spent precipitating
6.8%
Windchill Minimum
-44.7F
Minimum Temperature
-29.2F
Average Temperature
37.1F
Maximum Temperature
91.4F

Temperatures, Precipitation, and Sunshine on campus

Check below to read averages, minimums, and about daylight on the Carleton campus.

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During the School Year

*all schools based on a 250 day school year
Daylight
Avg Number of daylight hours12.3 hrs
Avg % of day spent cloudy40.8%
Avg non-cloudy-ish sunlight hours
(subtracting away average cloudiness)
7.3 hrs
Precipitation
Avg % of day spent precipitating6.8%
Temperatures
Average Temperature37.1F
Maximum Temperature91.4F
Minimum Temperature-29.2F
Windchill Minimum-44.7F
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