Andover, MN Climate

Andover, MN has a humid continental climate typical of the northern midwestern United States. Summers are hot and humid with average highs ranging from the mid-70s to the low-80s, and lows in the mid-50s. Winters are generally cold with highs in the 20s and 30s and lows just below freezing. Precipitation falls throughout the year, with snow in winter months and thunderstorms possible in summer months. Spring and fall temperatures typically range from the 40s to 60s during the day, with cool nights.

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

Andover averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Andover. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Andover gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 105 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 4
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Andover is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Andover, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Andover, Minnesota	United States
	31.7 in.	38.1 in.
	50.9 in.	27.8 in.
	104.5 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	82.3°	85.8°
	4.2°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	3.1	4.3
	889 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 Andover with an average high temperature of 82.3°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In Andover, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Andover are June, August and July.

In Andover, there are 7.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Andover with an average of 4.2°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In Andover, there are 162.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In Andover, there are 28.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Andover 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.

June is the wettest month in Andover with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.7 inches in Andover means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.

May is the rainiest month in Andover with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 104.5 rainy days annually in Andover, 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 50.9 inches in Andover means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Andover with 10.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.