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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Itasca County / Calumet / Zip Codes
Calumet, MN has a continental climate that is characterized by warm summers and cold winters. The temperatures in the summer can reach up to the mid 70s while in the winter temperatures can drop below freezing. The area receives annual snowfall and rainfall amounts that hover around average for the state of Minnesota. Throughout the year, winds tend to be present, ranging from breezes in the summer to gusts during winter storms.

Calumet, Minnesota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Calumet averages 52 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Calumet. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Calumet gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -4
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Calumet is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

9 Summer - 3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Calumet, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCalumet, MinnesotaUnited States
  27.4 in.38.1 in.
  52.2 in.27.8 in.
  120.4 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  79.0°85.8°
  -4.1°21.7°
  67
  3.14.3
  1378 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 Calumet with an average high temperature of 79.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Calumet, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Calumet are August, July and June.
In Calumet, there are 3.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Calumet with an average of -4.1°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Calumet, there are 190.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Calumet, there are 50.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Calumet 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.
July is the wettest month in Calumet with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.4 inches in Calumet means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Calumet with 13.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 120.4 rainy days annually in Calumet, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 52.2 inches in Calumet means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Calumet with 12.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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