Region · United States
Where to stay in Minnesota
This guide covers 21 destinations in Minnesota, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 55 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Across its destinations, September is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP).
- Destinations in this guide
- 21
- Places to stay
- 55
- Comfortable in the most places
- September
- Main airport
- MSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Destinations
Destinations in Minnesota
Every destination in this guide in Minnesota, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis | 429,954 | 22 | MSP · 12 km |
| Bloomington | 89,987 | 6 | MSP · 7 km |
| Edina | 53,494 | 5 | MSP · 10 km |
| Saint Paul | 311,527 | 4 | MSP · 12 km |
| Rochester | 121,395 | 4 | RST · 13 km |
| Woodbury | 75,102 | 3 | MSP · 23 km |
| Duluth | 86,697 | 2 | DLH · 10 km |
| Lakeville | 69,490 | 2 | MSP · 26 km |
| Brooklyn Park | 86,478 | 1 | MSP · 26 km |
| Blaine | 70,222 | 1 | MSP · 31 km |
| St. Cloud | 68,881 | 1 | STC · 9 km |
| Eagan | 68,855 | 1 | MSP · 8 km |
| Eden Prairie | 64,198 | 1 | MSP · 20 km |
| Coon Rapids | 63,599 | 1 | MSP · 27 km |
| Minnetonka | 53,781 | 1 | MSP · 23 km |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul | 3,690,261 | MSP · 8 km | |
| Plymouth | 81,026 | MSP · 23 km | |
| Maple Grove | 70,253 | MSP · 28 km | |
| Burnsville | 64,317 | MSP · 13 km | |
| Apple Valley | 56,374 | MSP · 17 km | |
| St. Louis Park | 50,010 | MSP · 14 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Minnesota
55 hotels in Minnesota recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
When to go
Best time to visit Minnesota
From the climate of 21 destinations in Minnesota with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: September.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 21 | -5 °C | 22 mm |
| February | 0 of 21 | -2 °C | 22 mm |
| March | 0 of 21 | 5 °C | 44 mm |
| April | 0 of 21 | 14 °C | 70 mm |
| May | 0 of 21 | 21 °C | 100 mm |
| June | 0 of 21 | 26 °C | 124 mm |
| July | 0 of 21 | 28 °C | 105 mm |
| August | 0 of 21 | 27 °C | 115 mm |
| September | 18 of 21 | 23 °C | 79 mm |
| October | 0 of 21 | 15 °C | 65 mm |
| November | 0 of 21 | 6 °C | 44 mm |
| December | 0 of 21 | -2 °C | 29 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Minnesota
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Minnesota name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
MSP · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
STC · Saint Cloud Regional Airport
RST · Rochester International Airport
DLH · Duluth International Airport
EAU · Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
HIB · Range Regional Airport
BRD · Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
LSE · La Crosse Regional Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Minnesota, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Minnesota
Nearby
Regions near Minnesota
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.