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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Marshall County / Fork / Zip Codes
Fork, MN enjoys a pleasant temperate climate featuring warm summers and cold winters. The city sees an average of 34 inches of rain annually with an average of 32 inches of snowfall each winter. Summers are usually sunny and pleasant with temperatures ranging from the mid-60s to the upper 80s. Winters can be cold with temperatures dipping into negative degrees during particularly harsh spells.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Fork, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFork, MinnesotaUnited States
  21.1 in.38.1 in.
  42.1 in.27.8 in.
  80.3 days106.2 days
  196 days205 days
  80.9°85.8°
  -4.3°21.7°
  6.37
  3.14.3
  798 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 Fork with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Fork, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fork are June, August and July.
In Fork, there are 8.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fork with an average of -4.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Fork, there are 184.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Fork, there are 53.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Fork 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 Fork with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.1 inches in Fork means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Fork with 9.8 days of rain, and April is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 80.3 rainy days annually in Fork, which is one of the least rainy places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.1 inches in Fork means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Fork with 10.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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