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United States / Minnesota / Duluth Metro Area / St. Louis County / Cook / Zip Codes
Cook, Minnesota has a humid continental climate with cold and snowy winters and warm and humid summers. The average annual temperature is 35°F (1.7°C), with the average winter temperatures at around 20°F (-6.7°C). Winters usually bring between 50-60 inches (127-152 cm) of snowfall annually, while summers in Cook are generally quite sunny, with temperatures ranging from 70-80°F (21-26.7°C). Average precipitation in Cook is around 30-35 inches (76-89 cm) a year and the area typically experiences about 140 days of sunshine each year.

Cook, Minnesota gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cook averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 182 sunny days per year in Cook. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cook gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 118 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -7
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Cook 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 Cook, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Cook with an average high temperature of 77.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Cook, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Cook are July, August and June.
In Cook, there are 1.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Cook with an average of -6.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Cook, there are 193.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Cook, there are 56.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Cook 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 Cook with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.1 inches in Cook means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Cook with 13.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 118.2 rainy days annually in Cook, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 61.7 inches in Cook means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Cook with 13.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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