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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Kanabec County / Kanabec / Zip Codes
Kanabec, MN has a humid continental climate with mild to warm summers and cold winters. Partly due to its location in the northern part of Minnesota, temperatures can range from an average low of 8°F in the winter to an average high of 76°F in the summer. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year with snowfall generally occurring between November and April. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms during the summer months.

Kanabec, Minnesota gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kanabec averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Kanabec. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kanabec gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 Kanabec with an average high temperature of 80.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Kanabec, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kanabec are August, June and July.
In Kanabec, there are 4.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kanabec with an average of -0.3°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Kanabec, there are 179.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Kanabec, there are 41.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Kanabec 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 Kanabec with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.2 inches in Kanabec means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Kanabec with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 103.6 rainy days annually in Kanabec, which is rainier 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 45.7 inches in Kanabec means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Kanabec with 10.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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