Hickory, MN Climate


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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Pennington County / Hickory / Zip Codes
Hickory, MN has a humid continental climate with relatively cold winters and hot, humid summers. The average high temperature in the winter months is about 16 degrees Fahrenheit while the average low is around 0 degrees Fahrenheit. The warmest month of the year is July when the average high temperature reaches 81 degrees Fahrenheit. The average rainfall in Hickory, MN is around 36 inches per year, and snowfall typically averages about 42 inches annually. Although temperatures can vary widely throughout the year, precipitation levels tend to remain consistent throughout all seasons.

Hickory, Minnesota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hickory averages 42 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 Hickory. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hickory gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -5
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateHickory, MinnesotaUnited States
  24.4 in.38.1 in.
  41.9 in.27.8 in.
  90.1 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  79.5°85.8°
  -4.5°21.7°
  6.27
  34.3
  1168 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 Hickory with an average high temperature of 79.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Hickory, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hickory are August, July and June.
In Hickory, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hickory with an average of -4.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Hickory, there are 186.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Hickory, there are 53.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Hickory 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 Hickory with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.4 inches in Hickory means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Hickory with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 90.1 rainy days annually in Hickory, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.9 inches in Hickory means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Hickory with 9.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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