Blooming Prairie, MN Climate


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Blooming Prairie, MN enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. It is known for its hot summers and cold winters, but the area experiences moderate temperatures overall due to its location near bodies of water including the Mississippi River and Lake Pepin. Summers are warm and humid, average high temperatures reaching 73°F in July. Winters are cold, with temperatures dropping as low as 10°F in January. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, averaging around 32 inches annually. Spring and fall are generally mild with low humidity while winter brings an average of 33 inches of snow each season. Blooming Prairie is an ideal place to enjoy all four seasons!

Blooming Prairie, Minnesota gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Blooming Prairie averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 189 sunny days per year in Blooming Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blooming Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 5
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Blooming Prairie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBlooming Prairie, MinnesotaUnited States
  34.1 in.38.1 in.
  43.7 in.27.8 in.
  109.6 days106.2 days
  189 days205 days
  81.6°85.8°
  4.8°21.7°
  6.57
  3.34.3
  1293 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 Blooming Prairie with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Blooming Prairie, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blooming Prairie are June, August and July.
In Blooming Prairie, there are 6.9 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 Blooming Prairie with an average of 4.8°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Blooming Prairie, there are 159.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Blooming Prairie, there are 29.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Blooming Prairie but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Blooming Prairie with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February 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 34.1 inches in Blooming Prairie means that it is one of the wettest places in Minnesota.
May is the rainiest month in Blooming Prairie with 11.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 109.6 rainy days annually in Blooming Prairie, 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 43.7 inches in Blooming Prairie means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Blooming Prairie with 11.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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