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United States / Minnesota / Brainerd Metro Area / Crow Wing County / Ideal / Zip Codes
Ideal, MN has a humid continental climate that offers all four seasons. Winters are cold with temperatures averaging in the low 20s while summers are moderately warm with temperatures averaging in the mid 70s. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with average annual precipitation totaling around 34 inches. Snowfall during winter months averages around 39 inches annually.

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

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

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Ideal. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ideal gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 -1
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 3.6 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Ideal, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Ideal with an average high temperature of 80.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Ideal, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ideal are August, July and June.
In Ideal, 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 Ideal with an average of -0.7°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Ideal, there are 174.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Ideal, there are 42.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Ideal 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 Ideal with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.6 inches in Ideal means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Ideal with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 106.2 rainy days annually in Ideal, 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.2 inches in Ideal means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Ideal with 9.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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