O Brien, MN Climate


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O'Brien, MN has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Temperatures range from an average high of 76°F in the summer to an average low of -6°F in the winter. Winters are usually snowy, with an average annual snowfall of 30 inches. Summers are dry and humid, often accompanied by thunderstorms, hail, and occasional tornadoes. Precipitation is relatively light throughout the year, with an average annual total of 24 inches, making O'Brien one of the drier areas in Minnesota.

O'Brien, Minnesota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

O'Brien averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in O'Brien. The US average is 205 sunny days.

O'Brien gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -6
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for O'Brien is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in O'Brien, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateO'Brien, MinnesotaUnited States
  26.8 in.38.1 in.
  41.0 in.27.8 in.
  99.8 days106.2 days
  181 days205 days
  78.2°85.8°
  -5.7°21.7°
  6.17
  2.94.3
  1302 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 O'Brien with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In O'Brien, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for O'Brien are July, August and June.
In O'Brien, there are 2.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for O'Brien with an average of -5.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In O'Brien, there are 190.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In O'Brien, there are 56.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in O'Brien is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in O'Brien with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.8 inches in O'Brien means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in O'Brien with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 99.8 rainy days annually in O'Brien, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.0 inches in O'Brien means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in O'Brien with 9.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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