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United States / Minnesota / Duluth Metro Area / St. Louis County / Iron Junction / Zip Codes
Iron Junction, MN has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. In the warmer months, temperatures can reach highs of 70°F during the day while evenings remain cool. In the winter months, temperatures drop below freezing and snowfall is common. Precipitation typically comes throughout the year in forms of rain and snow. The average annual rainfall in Iron Junction is around 21 inches while snowfall averages around 60 inches annually.

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

Iron Junction averages 60 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Iron Junction. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Iron Junction gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -4
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.8 Summer - 2.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Iron Junction, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateIron Junction, MinnesotaUnited States
  27.3 in.38.1 in.
  59.7 in.27.8 in.
  119.3 days106.2 days
  177 days205 days
  77.0°85.8°
  -4.3°21.7°
  5.87
  3.24.3
  1388 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 Iron Junction with an average high temperature of 77.0°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Iron Junction, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Iron Junction are July, August and June.
In Iron Junction, there are 1.7 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 Iron Junction with an average of -4.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Iron Junction, there are 197.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Iron Junction, there are 53.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Iron Junction 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.
July is the wettest month in Iron Junction with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.3 inches in Iron Junction means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Iron Junction with 13.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 119.3 rainy days annually in Iron Junction, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 59.7 inches in Iron Junction means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Iron Junction with 13.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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