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United States / Minnesota / Mankato Metro Area / Blue Earth County / Mankato / Zip Codes
Mankato, MN has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are typically hot and humid with average temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, while winters are cold and snowy, with average highs in the 20s. Fall and spring are milder but can still be unpredictable. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year and snowfall totals tend to range between 40 and 50 inches per season.

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

Mankato averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 193 sunny days per year in Mankato. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mankato gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateMankato, MinnesotaUnited States
  31.7 in.38.1 in.
  42.6 in.27.8 in.
  92.6 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  83.5°85.8°
  5.1°21.7°
  6.77
  3.14.3
  830 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 Mankato with an average high temperature of 83.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Minnesota. In Mankato, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mankato are June, August and September.
In Mankato, there are 13.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mankato with an average of 5.1°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Mankato, there are 159.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Mankato, there are 28.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mankato 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 Mankato with 4.8 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 31.7 inches in Mankato means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Mankato with 10.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 92.6 rainy days annually in Mankato, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.6 inches in Mankato means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Mankato with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Gen · Mankato, MN
99 bottles of beer on the wall
Over 10 years ago

Mankato, MN is a small community that has some nice features (small concerts, theatre, parks, etc.) but unfortunately every time you turn around there is a new social  More

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Wildchild · Mankato, MN
Mankato does have some culture
Over 11 years ago

It depends on what your view of culture is. For a city of about 60,000 it does have SOME. You need to look to find it. Start at Minnesota State, from national  More

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Nay · Mankato, MN
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Over 12 years ago

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