Mound Prairie, MN Climate


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Mound Prairie, MN has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature for the area is just above freezing, with an average high of around 57°F and an average low of around 36°F. The area receives about 30 inches of precipitation each year, evenly distributed throughout the year. Summer temperatures often exceed 90°F, while winter lows can dip as low as -20°F. Snowfall is abundant in the region during the winter months and can accumulate to several feet at a time.

Mound Prairie, Minnesota gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 192 sunny days per year in Mound Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mound Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 108 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 7
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Mound Prairie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMound Prairie, MinnesotaUnited States
  35.2 in.38.1 in.
  42.4 in.27.8 in.
  107.5 days106.2 days
  192 days205 days
  81.6°85.8°
  6.8°21.7°
  6.67
  3.34.3
  674 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 Mound Prairie with an average high temperature of 81.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Mound Prairie, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mound Prairie are June, August and July.
In Mound Prairie, there are 5.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mound Prairie with an average of 6.8°. This is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Mound Prairie, there are 154.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Mound Prairie, there are 23.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mound Prairie but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Mound Prairie with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.2 inches in Mound Prairie means that it is one of the wettest places in Minnesota.
May is the rainiest month in Mound Prairie with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 107.5 rainy days annually in Mound Prairie, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.4 inches in Mound Prairie means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Mound Prairie with 12.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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