Big Falls, MN Climate


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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Koochiching County / Big Falls / Zip Codes
Big Falls, MN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in January is -2°C (28°F), while the average in July is 23°C (73°F). Snowfall typically starts in late October or early November and usually lasts through March or April. The area experiences around 108 days a year with temperatures below freezing, and receives an average of 78 cm (31in) of snow annually. Precipitation generally occurs throughout the year, but summer brings the highest amounts of it, averaging about 19 cm (7.5in) during this season.

Big Falls, Minnesota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Big Falls averages 61 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 175 sunny days per year in Big Falls. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Big Falls gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 126 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -7
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 61 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Big Falls is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

8.9 Summer - 2.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Big Falls, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBig Falls, MinnesotaUnited States
  26.2 in.38.1 in.
  61.4 in.27.8 in.
  126.3 days106.2 days
  175 days205 days
  79.4°85.8°
  -6.6°21.7°
  5.97
  34.3
  1217 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 Big Falls with an average high temperature of 79.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Big Falls, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Big Falls are August, July and June.
In Big Falls, there are 4.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Big Falls with an average of -6.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Big Falls, there are 193.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Big Falls, there are 57.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Big Falls 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 Big Falls with 4.3 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 26.2 inches in Big Falls means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Big Falls with 13.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.7 rainy days. There are 126.3 rainy days annually in Big Falls, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 61.4 inches in Big Falls means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Big Falls with 13.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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