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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Swift County / Fairfield township (Swift County) / Zip Codes
Fairfield Township (Swift County), MN enjoys a diverse climate with warm, humid summers and frigid winters. The average high during the summer months of June, July, and August is around 80°F while the average low is near 64°F. During winter months of December, January, and February the average high is only 21°F while the average low hovers around 1°F. Precipitation averages between 25-30 inches per year with snowfall ranging from 20-35 inches annually. This charming township enjoys all four changing seasons with beautiful landscapes in every season!

Fairfield township (Swift County), Minnesota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairfield township (Swift County) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Fairfield township (Swift County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairfield township (Swift County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 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 Fairfield township (Swift County) is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Fairfield township (Swift County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Fairfield township (Swift County) with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Fairfield township (Swift County), there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairfield township (Swift County) are June, August and July.
In Fairfield township (Swift County), there are 11.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fairfield township (Swift County) with an average of 2.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Fairfield township (Swift County), there are 165.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Fairfield township (Swift County), there are 35.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Fairfield township (Swift County) but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
July is the wettest month in Fairfield township (Swift County) with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 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 26.4 inches in Fairfield township (Swift County) means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Fairfield township (Swift County) with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 93.2 rainy days annually in Fairfield township (Swift County), 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.4 inches in Fairfield township (Swift County) means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Fairfield township (Swift County) with 9.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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