Minneapolis has a very cold climate during the winter months.
One of the reasons is due to the fact that the city is near the Canadian border.
Each year during the winter, temperatures are usually in the teens during the day and below freezing at night. It is not uncommon to have a significant amount of snowfall. There are a lot of winter activities that are popular in this area like ice skating, snowboarding, and skiing. It’s important to be prepared for the cold climate, ice, and snow. My kids absolutely love to go ice skating and we have a pond in the backyard. When it’s really cold in Minneapolis and the pond freezes up, the kids ice skate and play hockey outback. Sometimes the kids will spend all day long out at the pond. By the time they come back to the house, they are freezing cold and need to warm up. I always make sure to have plenty of hot chocolate during the winter months. I also make sure to have plenty of firewood. My home has a dual heating system. I have a gas furnace that runs through centralized ductwork. The gas furnace is only two years old. I also have a fireplace in the living room. I got the firewood cut this year just in time for the first storm of the season. We got 8 inches of snow overnight and I only had a cord of firewood that was cut. I was going to wait another weekend, but my wife said that it was going to get cold. I’m so glad that I listened when she made the suggestion. You never know what to expect with the Minneapolis temperatures, so you have to be prepared for anything.