Minnesota Trick-Or-Treat Guide 2022: Temperatures, Sunset, More

MINNEAPOLIS — It's officially the spookiest day of the year. Halloween has arrived, and in a matter of hours, ghosts and goblins of all sorts will appear in front of your door asking for treats.

Unlike in recent years past, which featured cold temperatures for Halloween, Minnesotans on Monday will be treated to seasonably warm weather for trick-or-treating.

"Mostly sunny followed by mostly clear skies overnight will give the perfect opportunity to howl at the moon," the National Weather Service said.

Here's NWS hourly forecast for Hallow night in the Twin Cities metro:

The sun will set at 6:02 p.m. in St. Paul, according to TimeAndDate.com. The moon will rise at 2:46 p.m. and set at 11:32 p.m.

When is the best time to Trick-or-Treat?

Patch asked Minnesotans when the ideal time is to go out trick-or-treating Monday night. Here are some of the answers:

• "For our house, anytime after 5, but most show up 6 or later. All done by 8"
• "I think after dinner is normal. Gives people time to get home from work and eat."
• "I'll be off of work at 6; handing out full size bars and cheddar popcorn snakpaks by 6:30 to all 2 trick or treaters that usually show up. Then enjoying my candy and popcorn through November"
• "I have candy ready as soon as kids start coming home from school. Just in case there any early kids."

What do you think the proper time is to go out trick-or-treating? Let us know in the comments!