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United States / Minnesota / Mankato Metro Area / Blue Earth County / Good Thunder / Zip Codes
Good Thunder, MN has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The temperature ranges from an average of -8 degrees Celsius in the winter to 24 degrees Celsius in the summer. Winters are wet and snowfall accumulates throughout the season, while summers can be quite humid. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, and Good Thunder experiences all four seasons. The region has an average of 40 inches of rain annually, as well as over 50 inches of snow each year.

Good Thunder, Minnesota gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Good Thunder averages 42 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Good Thunder. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Good Thunder 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Good Thunder 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 Good Thunder, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGood Thunder, MinnesotaUnited States
  32.1 in.38.1 in.
  41.6 in.27.8 in.
  96.9 days106.2 days
  195 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  5.3°21.7°
  6.77
  3.14.3
  991 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 Good Thunder with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Minnesota. In Good Thunder, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Good Thunder are June, August and September.
In Good Thunder, there are 12.7 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 Good Thunder with an average of 5.3°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Good Thunder, there are 158.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Good Thunder, there are 27.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Good Thunder 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.
June is the wettest month in Good Thunder with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.1 inches in Good Thunder means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Good Thunder with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 96.9 rainy days annually in Good Thunder, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.6 inches in Good Thunder means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Good Thunder with 10.0 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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