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United States / Minnesota / St. Cloud Metro Area / Stearns County / St. Augusta / Zip Codes
St. Augusta, MN has a humid continental climate characterized by long, cold winters and warm summers with occasional rain showers throughout the year. Average temperatures in winter range from low 20s to mid 30s while summer temperatures can reach as high as 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The area is prone to severe thunderstorms and blizzards during the winter months. Precipitation is generally abundant with an average of 35 inches per year, mostly concentrated during the warmer months of May through September. In addition, St. Augusta experiences an average of 26 days of snowfall each year due to its proximity to Lake Superior.

St. Augusta, Minnesota gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Augusta averages 48 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 St. Augusta. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Augusta gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. Augusta is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in St. Augusta, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Augusta, MinnesotaUnited States
  29.2 in.38.1 in.
  47.8 in.27.8 in.
  98.9 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  81.9°85.8°
  1.0°21.7°
  6.47
  3.14.3
  1010 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 St. Augusta with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In St. Augusta, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Augusta are June, August and July.
In St. Augusta, there are 5.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Augusta with an average of 1.0°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In St. Augusta, there are 172.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In St. Augusta, there are 33.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
Humidity in St. Augusta is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in St. Augusta with 4.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January 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 29.2 inches in St. Augusta means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in St. Augusta with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 98.9 rainy days annually in St. Augusta, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 47.8 inches in St. Augusta means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in St. Augusta with 9.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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