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United States / Minnesota / Hutchinson Metro Area / McLeod County / Lester Prairie / Zip Codes
Lester Prairie, MN is located in the southwest corner of Minnesota and has a humid continental climate. Summers are typically warm to hot and humid while winters tend to be cold and snowy with temperatures dipping below zero during the coldest months. The average annual temperature is around 45 degrees Fahrenheit and snowfall usually averages around 50 inches per year. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread throughout the year, with most months receiving between two to four inches of rain or snow each month.

Lester Prairie, Minnesota gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Lester Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lester Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 3
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lester Prairie is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

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

  ClimateLester Prairie, MinnesotaUnited States
  30.9 in.38.1 in.
  43.8 in.27.8 in.
  91.2 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  2.8°21.7°
  6.67
  3.24.3
  984 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 Lester Prairie with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Lester Prairie, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lester Prairie are June, August and July.
In Lester Prairie, 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 Lester Prairie with an average of 2.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Lester Prairie, there are 163.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Lester Prairie, there are 33.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Lester 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 Lester Prairie with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.9 inches in Lester Prairie means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Lester Prairie with 10.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 91.2 rainy days annually in Lester 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 43.8 inches in Lester Prairie means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Lester Prairie with 9.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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