Lakeland, MN Climate


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Lakeland, MN has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid with temperatures reaching into the 80's and 90's during the day. Winters can be quite cold with temperatures dipping into the teens and even lower at night. Spring and autumn are generally mild but may have occasional cold snaps as well as warm spells. Overall, precipitation amounts are moderate throughout the year but tend to peak in the late summer months.

Lakeland, Minnesota gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lakeland averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Lakeland. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lakeland gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 6
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Lakeland, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateLakeland, MinnesotaUnited States
  33.0 in.38.1 in.
  43.7 in.27.8 in.
  110.3 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  5.6°21.7°
  6.77
  3.14.3
  728 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 Lakeland with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Lakeland, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lakeland are June, August and July.
In Lakeland, there are 9.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Lakeland with an average of 5.6°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Lakeland, there are 148.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Lakeland, there are 26.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lakeland 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.
August is the wettest month in Lakeland with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.0 inches in Lakeland means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Lakeland with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 110.3 rainy days annually in Lakeland, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.7 inches in Lakeland means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Lakeland with 9.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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