Claremont, MN Climate


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Claremont, MN has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters are cold, snowy, and windy while summers are moderate to hot and usually rainier than other areas. Average high temperatures in the winter months range from just above freezing to the mid-30s Fahrenheit while average lows dip into the single digits below zero. Average high temperatures in the summer months range from the upper 70s to low 80s Fahrenheit while average lows stay in the mid to upper 50s. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed throughout all four seasons with the highest amount of precipitation coming in late spring/early summer.

Claremont, Minnesota gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Claremont averages 48 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Claremont. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Claremont gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Claremont is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Claremont, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateClaremont, MinnesotaUnited States
  33.5 in.38.1 in.
  48.3 in.27.8 in.
  113.3 days106.2 days
  187 days205 days
  82.1°85.8°
  5.3°21.7°
  6.57
  3.34.3
  1289 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 Claremont with an average high temperature of 82.1°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In Claremont, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Claremont are June, August and July.
In Claremont, there are 7.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Claremont with an average of 5.3°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Claremont, there are 160.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Claremont, there are 28.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Claremont but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Claremont with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.5 inches in Claremont means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
May is the rainiest month in Claremont with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 113.3 rainy days annually in Claremont, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 48.3 inches in Claremont means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Claremont with 12.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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