Zip 56736 (Mentor, MN) Climate

Mentor, MN has a temperate climate, featuring warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is usually around 70 degrees Fahrenheit with an average winter temperature of 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Rainfall is fairly consistent throughout the year; Mentor sees about 30 inches of precipitation annually. Snowfall also occurs during the winter months but does not usually exceed 12 inches in total. In addition, Mentor experiences some mild periods of humidity during the summer months but not to extreme levels.

Mentor (zip 56736), Minnesota gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mentor (zip 56736) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Mentor (zip 56736). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mentor (zip 56736) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -5
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56736 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.2 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 56736 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mentor, Minnesota	United States
	24.9 in.	38.1 in.
	43.1 in.	27.8 in.
	94.7 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	79.5°	85.8°
	-4.5°	21.7°
	6.2	7
	3.1	4.3
	1172 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 56736 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56736 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 56736 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 56736 zip code, there are 4.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 56736 zip code with an average of -4.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

In the 56736 zip code, there are 187.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

In the 56736 zip code, there are 53.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56736 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 56736 zip code with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.9 inches in the 56736 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56736 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 94.7 rainy days annually in the 56736 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 43.1 inches in the 56736 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56736 zip code with 9.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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