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United States / Minnesota / Fergus Falls Metro Area / Otter Tail County / Homestead / Zip Codes
Homestead, MN has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average January temperatures range from -3°F to 22°F, while the average July temperatures range from 61°F to 81°F. In spring, the area usually receives occasional thunderstorms and in summer thunderstorms occur more frequent. In wintertime, snowfall is common as well as occasional ice storms. Throughout the year, Homestead experiences moderate levels of precipitation with an average of 28 inches annually.

Homestead, Minnesota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Homestead averages 48 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 Homestead. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Homestead 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -3
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Homestead is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Homestead, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateHomestead, MinnesotaUnited States
  26.9 in.38.1 in.
  47.9 in.27.8 in.
  93.1 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  -2.7°21.7°
  6.37
  2.94.3
  1453 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 Homestead with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Homestead, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Homestead are August, July and June.
In Homestead, there are 4.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Homestead with an average of -2.7°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Homestead, there are 181.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Homestead, there are 45.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Homestead 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 Homestead with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.9 inches in Homestead means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Homestead with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 93.1 rainy days annually in Homestead, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 47.9 inches in Homestead means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Homestead with 11.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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