High Forest, MN Climate

High Forest, MN has a humid continental climate with distinct seasons. Winters are cold and snowy, with average temperatures dipping below freezing in December, January, and February. Summers are usually hot and humid, with temperatures typically reaching into the 80s during July and August. Precipitation is common throughout the year, with frequent rain showers in spring and autumn, and snowfall in winter. On average, High Forest receives about 30 inches of precipitation annually.

Climate	High Forest, Minnesota	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.