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United States / Minnesota / Red Wing Metro Area / Goodhue County / Leon township (Goodhue County) / Zip Codes
Leon Township in Goodhue County, Minnesota has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy. Spring and autumn tend to be mild with occasional rain showers. The area often experiences thunderstorms in the summer months and heavy snowfall throughout the winter. Average low temperatures range from 17°F (–8°C) in January to 68°F (20°C) in July, and average high temperatures range from 29°F(–2°C) in January to 87°F (31°C) in July. Rainfall averages around 28 inches (711 mm) annually.

Leon township (Goodhue County), Minnesota gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Leon township (Goodhue County) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 187 sunny days per year in Leon township (Goodhue County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Leon township (Goodhue County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Leon township (Goodhue County) is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Leon township (Goodhue County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Leon township (Goodhue County) with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In Leon township (Goodhue County), there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Leon township (Goodhue County) are June, August and July.
In Leon township (Goodhue County), there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Leon township (Goodhue County) with an average of 4.6°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Leon township (Goodhue County), there are 161.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Leon township (Goodhue County), there are 30.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Leon township (Goodhue County) but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Leon township (Goodhue County) with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.4 inches in Leon township (Goodhue County) means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Leon township (Goodhue County) with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 97.6 rainy days annually in Leon township (Goodhue County), which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.0 inches in Leon township (Goodhue County) means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Leon township (Goodhue County) with 9.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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