East Chain, MN Climate


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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Martin County / East Chain / Zip Codes
East Chain, MN has a humid continental climate, with warm summer months and cold winter months. The average high temperature in the summer is around 78°F (26°C) and the average low temperature in the winter is around 3°F (-16°C). The area receives an average of 28 inches (71 cm) of precipitation each year, mostly in the form of rain during the warmer months. In addition to rain, snowfall also occurs throughout the winter season. Winters are generally long and cold, while summers are relatively mild and short.

East Chain, Minnesota gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Chain averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in East Chain. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Chain gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Chain is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in East Chain, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Chain, MinnesotaUnited States
  32.7 in.38.1 in.
  42.8 in.27.8 in.
  91.4 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  5.6°21.7°
  6.77
  3.24.3
  1168 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 East Chain with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In East Chain, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Chain are June, August and September.
In East Chain, there are 11.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Chain with an average of 5.6°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In East Chain, there are 158.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In East Chain, there are 27.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in East Chain 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.
June is the wettest month in East Chain 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 32.7 inches in East Chain means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in East Chain with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 91.4 rainy days annually in East Chain, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.8 inches in East Chain means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in East Chain with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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