Crooked Lake, MN Climate


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The climate in Crooked Lake, Minnesota is typical of a continental climate. Summers are generally warm and humid with temperatures often reaching the upper 80s and low 90s. Winters are cold and snowy with temperatures occasionally dipping below zero degrees Fahrenheit. Precipitation is frequent throughout the year, with snowfall occurring especially in December, January, and February. The area typically experiences four distinct seasons, making it a great place to experience the changing of the seasons throughout the year!

Crooked Lake, Minnesota gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crooked Lake averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Crooked Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crooked Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 -1
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Crooked Lake is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Crooked Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCrooked Lake, MinnesotaUnited States
  28.3 in.38.1 in.
  40.0 in.27.8 in.
  104.8 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  79.7°85.8°
  -1.3°21.7°
  6.37
  34.3
  1344 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 Crooked Lake with an average high temperature of 79.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Crooked Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crooked Lake are August, July and June.
In Crooked Lake, there are 4.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crooked Lake with an average of -1.3°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Crooked Lake, there are 178.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Crooked Lake, there are 44.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Crooked Lake 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 Crooked Lake with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.3 inches in Crooked Lake means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Crooked Lake with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 104.8 rainy days annually in Crooked Lake, which is rainier 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.0 inches in Crooked Lake means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Crooked Lake with 8.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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