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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Roseau County / Falun / Zip Codes
Falun, MN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. Winters in Falun are long and cold, with temperatures dropping as low as -20°F during the winter months. Snowfall is common throughout winter, often lasting until early April or late March. Summers are generally mild but can be hot, often reaching highs of 85°F in July and August. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with annual averages ranging between 24 and 28 inches per year.

Falun, Minnesota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Falun averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 188 sunny days per year in Falun. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Falun gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -6
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Falun is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.1 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Falun, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFalun, MinnesotaUnited States
  23.7 in.38.1 in.
  40.6 in.27.8 in.
  90.0 days106.2 days
  188 days205 days
  78.3°85.8°
  -6.3°21.7°
  6.17
  3.14.3
  1103 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 Falun with an average high temperature of 78.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Falun, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Falun are July, August and June.
In Falun, there are 3.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Falun with an average of -6.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Falun, there are 190.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Falun, there are 58.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Falun 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 Falun with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 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 23.7 inches in Falun means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Falun with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 90.0 rainy days annually in Falun, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.6 inches in Falun means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Falun with 9.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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