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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Hubbard County / Guthrie / Zip Codes
Guthrie, MN has a temperate climate with warm, humid summers and cold, dry winters. The average annual temperature is around 39 degrees Fahrenheit. Winters are generally cold with temperatures rarely dipping below 0 degrees while summers are usually warm with occasional days reaching the 90s. Average snowfall is approximately 33 inches per year with most snowfall occurring in January and February. Precipitation is fairly evenly spread out throughout the year with each month averaging 2-4 inches of rainfall or snow.

Guthrie, Minnesota gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Guthrie averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Guthrie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Guthrie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 79 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -2
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Guthrie is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Guthrie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateGuthrie, MinnesotaUnited States
  27.6 in.38.1 in.
  44.8 in.27.8 in.
  109.6 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  78.8°85.8°
  -2.1°21.7°
  6.27
  34.3
  1417 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 Guthrie with an average high temperature of 78.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Guthrie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Guthrie are July, August and June.
In Guthrie, there are 2.5 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 Guthrie with an average of -2.1°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Guthrie, there are 178.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Guthrie, there are 45.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Guthrie 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 Guthrie with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.6 inches in Guthrie means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Guthrie with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 109.6 rainy days annually in Guthrie, which is rainier 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 44.8 inches in Guthrie means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Guthrie with 9.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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