Oak Park Heights, MN Climate


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Oak Park Heights, MN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The city has an average temperature of 34 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Precipitation is common throughout the year with most of it falling as snow during the colder months. The city sees on average 42 inches of snow per year, making it an ideal destination for winter activities such as skiing and snowmobiling. During the warmer months, Oak Park Heights has low humidity levels which make it a great place for outdoor activities such as hiking and camping.

Oak Park Heights, Minnesota gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Oak Park Heights averages 49 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 Oak Park Heights. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Oak Park Heights gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Oak Park Heights, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateOak Park Heights, MinnesotaUnited States
  33.7 in.38.1 in.
  49.2 in.27.8 in.
  107.8 days106.2 days
  193 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  6.2°21.7°
  6.67
  3.14.3
  784 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 Oak Park Heights with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Oak Park Heights, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Oak Park Heights are June, August and July.
In Oak Park Heights, 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 Oak Park Heights with an average of 6.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Oak Park Heights, there are 148.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Oak Park Heights, there are 25.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Oak Park Heights 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 Oak Park Heights with 4.8 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 33.7 inches in Oak Park Heights means that it is one of the wettest places in Minnesota.
May is the rainiest month in Oak Park Heights with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 107.8 rainy days annually in Oak Park Heights, 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 49.2 inches in Oak Park Heights means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Oak Park Heights with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Over 14 years ago

I have lived in Oak Park Heights all of my life. It is a very quiet place to live. If you like neighborhoods with little traffic and pedestrians then this might be the  More

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