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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Becker County / Elbow Lake CDP (Becker County) / Zip Codes
Elbow Lake CDP, MN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures can reach into the low 90s during the summer and drop down to lows around 0°F during the winter. The area typically receives two peaks in precipitation during April-May and August-September with an average annual rainfall of 28 inches. Snowfall is frequent during winter months, averaging around 34 inches annually. Thunderstorms are also common in summer months, creating extreme weather events such as hail storms and tornadoes.

Elbow Lake CDP (Becker County), Minnesota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elbow Lake CDP (Becker County) 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 Elbow Lake CDP (Becker County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elbow Lake CDP (Becker County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elbow Lake CDP is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Elbow Lake CDP, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElbow Lake CDP (Becker County), MinnesotaUnited States
  26.2 in.38.1 in.
  43.3 in.27.8 in.
  95.9 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  80.5°85.8°
  -2.9°21.7°
  6.37
  2.94.3
  1601 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 Elbow Lake CDP with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Elbow Lake CDP, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elbow Lake CDP are August, June and July.
In Elbow Lake CDP, there are 5.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elbow Lake CDP with an average of -2.9°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Elbow Lake CDP, there are 178.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Elbow Lake CDP, there are 48.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Elbow Lake CDP 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 Elbow Lake CDP with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.2 inches in Elbow Lake CDP means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Elbow Lake CDP with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.4 rainy days. There are 95.9 rainy days annually in Elbow Lake CDP, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.3 inches in Elbow Lake CDP means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Elbow Lake CDP with 9.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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