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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Pennington County / Silverton / Zip Codes
Silverton, MN has a humid continental climate with generally warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer is around 70°F, while in the winter it is around 20°F. Precipitation is spread throughout the year, with an average of 37 inches per year, and snowfall averages around 34 inches per year. Winters are generally snowy and wet with prolonged periods of cold temperatures but rarely dip below 0°F. Summers can be quite hot and muggy, however there are usually pleasant breezes coming off nearby bodies of water which help to keep temperatures comfortable.

Silverton, Minnesota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Silverton averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Silverton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Silverton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 102 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -4
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Silverton is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Silverton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSilverton, MinnesotaUnited States
  23.5 in.38.1 in.
  40.6 in.27.8 in.
  102.0 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  80.4°85.8°
  -3.8°21.7°
  6.27
  34.3
  1149 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 Silverton with an average high temperature of 80.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Silverton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Silverton are August, June and July.
In Silverton, there are 6.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Silverton with an average of -3.8°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Silverton, there are 181.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Silverton, there are 51.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Silverton 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 Silverton with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.5 inches in Silverton means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Silverton with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 102.0 rainy days annually in Silverton, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.6 inches in Silverton means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Silverton with 9.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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