Crane Lake, MN Climate


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Crane Lake, MN has a humid continental climate, meaning that there are both warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature is around 75 °F and the average winter temperature is around 13 °F. In the spring and fall, temperatures usually range between 40-60 °F. Rainfall throughout the year is fairly evenly distributed, with an annual average of 34 inches of precipitation. Snowfall occurs during winter months, with an average accumulation of around 50 inches each year. The area also gets quite windy during the winter months due to arctic air masses that move south from Canada.

Crane Lake, Minnesota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crane Lake averages 65 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Crane Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crane Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 117 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 -8
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 65 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Crane Lake is 5.8 (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 Crane Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCrane Lake, MinnesotaUnited States
  26.8 in.38.1 in.
  65.0 in.27.8 in.
  117.4 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  77.3°85.8°
  -8.2°21.7°
  5.87
  3.24.3
  1135 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 Crane Lake with an average high temperature of 77.3°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Crane Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crane Lake are July, August and June.
In Crane Lake, there are 1.6 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 Crane Lake with an average of -8.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Crane Lake, there are 195.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Crane Lake, there are 60.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Crane Lake 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 Crane Lake with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.8 inches in Crane Lake means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Crane Lake with 13.3 days of rain, and March is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 117.4 rainy days annually in Crane Lake, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 65.0 inches in Crane Lake means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Crane Lake with 13.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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