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United States / Minnesota / Winona Metro Area / Winona County / Dakota / Zip Codes
Dakota, MN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Average temperatures range from -3°F in the winter to 72°F in the summer. Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, averaging around 30 inches of rain and snow combined annually. The region experiences four distinct seasons with late spring bringing an abundance of colorful wildflowers to enjoy followed by hot humid summers and beautiful autumn foliage before the chill of winter sets in.

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

Dakota averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 185 sunny days per year in Dakota. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dakota gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 107 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Dakota is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Minnesota.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Dakota, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateDakota, MinnesotaUnited States
  34.4 in.38.1 in.
  38.1 in.27.8 in.
  106.5 days106.2 days
  185 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  7.5°21.7°
  6.77
  3.34.3
  682 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 Dakota with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Dakota, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Dakota are June, August and September.
In Dakota, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Dakota with an average of 7.5°. This is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Dakota, there are 151.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Dakota, there are 23.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Dakota 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 Dakota with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 38% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 34.4 inches in Dakota means that it is one of the wettest places in Minnesota.
May is the rainiest month in Dakota with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 106.5 rainy days annually in Dakota, which is rainier than most 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 38.1 inches in Dakota means that it is one of the least snowy places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Dakota with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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