Sherburne County Roads 16 and 23 are also in the immediate area, as is the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.
Nearby towns include Clear Lake, Foley, Princeton, and St. Cloud. Santiago is 12 miles north of Becker, and 26 miles north-northwest of Elk River.
| Climate data for Santiago, Minnesota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present) |
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
| Record high °F (°C) |
55
(13) |
61
(16) |
80
(27) |
96
(36) |
95
(35) |
104
(40) |
105
(41) |
101
(38) |
97
(36) |
90
(32) |
75
(24) |
62
(17) |
105
(41) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) |
22.1
(−5.5) |
27.4
(−2.6) |
40.2
(4.6) |
55.6
(13.1) |
68.8
(20.4) |
76.9
(24.9) |
80.9
(27.2) |
79.1
(26.2) |
71.6
(22.0) |
57.2
(14.0) |
40.1
(4.5) |
26.7
(−2.9) |
53.9
(12.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) |
13.0
(−10.6) |
17.7
(−7.9) |
30.4
(−0.9) |
44.3
(6.8) |
57.1
(13.9) |
65.9
(18.8) |
70.0
(21.1) |
67.9
(19.9) |
60.2
(15.7) |
46.7
(8.2) |
31.9
(−0.1) |
18.9
(−7.3) |
43.7
(6.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) |
3.8
(−15.7) |
7.9
(−13.4) |
20.7
(−6.3) |
33.0
(0.6) |
45.4
(7.4) |
54.9
(12.7) |
59.1
(15.1) |
56.6
(13.7) |
48.7
(9.3) |
36.2
(2.3) |
23.6
(−4.7) |
11.0
(−11.7) |
33.4
(0.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) |
−41
(−41) |
−39
(−39) |
−34
(−37) |
−2
(−19) |
16
(−9) |
30
(−1) |
37
(3) |
34
(1) |
18
(−8) |
5
(−15) |
−24
(−31) |
−41
(−41) |
−41
(−41) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) |
0.77
(20) |
0.90
(23) |
1.72
(44) |
2.83
(72) |
3.90
(99) |
4.23
(107) |
3.99
(101) |
4.06
(103) |
2.90
(74) |
2.72
(69) |
1.56
(40) |
1.11
(28) |
30.69
(780) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) |
9.8
(25) |
9.5
(24) |
8.7
(22) |
3.5
(8.9) |
0.1
(0.25) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.0
(0.0) |
0.8
(2.0) |
6.5
(17) |
10.5
(27) |
49.4
(125) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) |
5.1 |
4.4 |
6.4 |
8.8 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
91.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) |
4.9 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
5.7 |
22.4 |
| Source: NOAA[2][3] |
