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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Martin County / Elm Creek / Zip Codes
Elm Creek, MN has a pleasant climate for much of the year. The summers are usually warm and sunny with temperatures reaching into the mid-80s, while winters are cold and snowy with temperatures dropping to below freezing. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, and the area is known for its beautiful autumn foliage. Spring and fall are generally mild, making them ideal times to explore all that Elm Creek has to offer.

Elm Creek, Minnesota gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Elm Creek averages 42 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 Elm Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Elm Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Elm Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElm Creek, MinnesotaUnited States
  31.1 in.38.1 in.
  42.3 in.27.8 in.
  97.6 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  6.3°21.7°
  6.77
  3.24.3
  1250 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 Elm Creek with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Elm Creek, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elm Creek are June, August and September.
In Elm Creek, there are 9.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elm Creek with an average of 6.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Elm Creek, there are 159.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Elm Creek, there are 26.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Elm Creek 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 Elm Creek with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.1 inches in Elm Creek means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Elm Creek with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 97.6 rainy days annually in Elm Creek, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.3 inches in Elm Creek means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Elm Creek with 11.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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