Nashville, MN Climate


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Nashville, MN has a humid continental climate, with cold and snowy winters and hot and humid summers. Winters can be quite cold. Average January temperatures range from 22°F to -5°F while summer temperatures rarely exceed 85°F. Precipitation is heaviest during the summer months, but can also occur throughout the year. The city receives an average of 28 inches of rain annually, mostly concentrated between April and October. Snowfall is significant in wintertime, averaging around 47 inches per year.

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

Nashville averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Nashville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Nashville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Nashville, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateNashville, MinnesotaUnited States
  32.2 in.38.1 in.
  45.0 in.27.8 in.
  93.7 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  5.7°21.7°
  6.77
  3.24.3
  1105 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 Nashville with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Nashville, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Nashville are June, August and September.
In Nashville, there are 11.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Nashville with an average of 5.7°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Nashville, there are 157.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Nashville, there are 27.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Nashville but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Nashville with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.2 inches in Nashville means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Nashville with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 93.7 rainy days annually in Nashville, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 45.0 inches in Nashville means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Nashville with 11.9 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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