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United States / Minnesota / Grand Forks Metro Area / Polk County / East Grand Forks / Zip Codes
East Grand Forks, MN has a humid continental climate with warm, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The average temperature in the summer is 70°F while the average temperature in winter is 8°F. Precipitation is relatively low throughout the year, with an annual average of 22 inches. Throughout the year, clouds generally cover most of the sky and snowfall can occur from November through April.

East Grand Forks, Minnesota gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

East Grand Forks averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in East Grand Forks. The US average is 205 sunny days.

East Grand Forks gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -3
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Grand Forks is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in East Grand Forks, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Grand Forks, MinnesotaUnited States
  21.5 in.38.1 in.
  42.2 in.27.8 in.
  96.6 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  81.0°85.8°
  -2.5°21.7°
  6.27
  3.14.3
  830 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 Grand Forks with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In East Grand Forks, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Grand Forks are June, August and July.
In East Grand Forks, there are 8.3 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 Grand Forks with an average of -2.5°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In East Grand Forks, there are 182.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In East Grand Forks, there are 48.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in East Grand Forks 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 East Grand Forks with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.5 inches in East Grand Forks means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in East Grand Forks with 11.3 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 96.6 rainy days annually in East Grand Forks, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.2 inches in East Grand Forks means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in East Grand Forks with 10.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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