Grand Lake, MN Climate


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Grand Lake, MN is a small town with a climate that varies greatly throughout the year. The summers are usually quite warm and humid and average temperature highs reach into the mid-80s Fahrenheit (mid-30s Celsius). During the winter months, temperatures can dip down to the single digits Fahrenheit (-12 Celsius) with snowfall totals exceeding 60 inches in some years. The spring and fall months in Grand Lake often bring mild temperatures with pleasant weather for outdoor activities.

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

Grand Lake averages 72 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Grand Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Grand Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -1
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 72 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Grand Lake is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

8.9 Summer - 2.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Grand Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGrand Lake, MinnesotaUnited States
  30.8 in.38.1 in.
  71.7 in.27.8 in.
  121.0 days106.2 days
  179 days205 days
  77.7°85.8°
  -0.5°21.7°
  5.87
  3.24.3
  1339 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 Grand Lake with an average high temperature of 77.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Grand Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Grand Lake are July, August and June.
In Grand Lake, there are 2.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Grand Lake with an average of -0.5°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Grand Lake, there are 185.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Grand Lake, there are 43.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Grand Lake 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 Grand Lake with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.8 inches in Grand Lake means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Grand Lake with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 121.0 rainy days annually in Grand Lake, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 71.7 inches in Grand Lake means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Grand Lake with 15.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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