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United States / Minnesota / Mankato Metro Area / Nicollet County / Lake Prairie / Zip Codes
Lake Prairie, MN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months reach an average of 75°F while temperatures in winter dip to an average of 19°F. Precipitation is relatively moderate with average annual rainfall totaling 33 inches per year. The area also receives an average of 56 inches of snowfall each year, making it a popular destination for winter activities such as skiing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing.

Lake Prairie, Minnesota gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake Prairie averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Lake Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 5
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Lake Prairie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLake Prairie, MinnesotaUnited States
  31.9 in.38.1 in.
  39.1 in.27.8 in.
  88.4 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  4.6°21.7°
  6.77
  3.24.3
  973 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 Lake Prairie with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Lake Prairie, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake Prairie are June, August and July.
In Lake Prairie, there are 11.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lake Prairie with an average of 4.6°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Lake Prairie, there are 161.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Lake Prairie, there are 29.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lake Prairie but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Lake Prairie with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.9 inches in Lake Prairie means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Lake Prairie with 10.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 88.4 rainy days annually in Lake Prairie, which is less rainy 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.1 inches in Lake Prairie means that it is one of the least snowy places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Lake Prairie with 8.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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