Mount Morris, MN Climate


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Mount Morris, MN has a humid continental climate with hot and humid summers and cold winters. Average temperatures during the summer months range from around 71°F (22°C) in June to around 80°F (27°C) in August. Winters are cold with January typically having the lowest temperatures of around 11°F (-12°C). During the winter months there is an average of 42 inches (107 cm) of snowfall each year. Spring and fall offer mild weather with temperatures normally ranging between 40-60 °F (4-16 °C). Rainfall is quite evenly distributed throughout the year, ranging between 3-4 inches per month on average.

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

Mount Morris averages 43 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 Mount Morris. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mount Morris gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 85 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 1
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mount Morris is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Mount Morris, 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 Mount Morris with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Mount Morris, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mount Morris are August, June and July.
In Mount Morris, there are 6.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mount Morris with an average of 0.5°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Mount Morris, there are 175.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Mount Morris, there are 40.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Mount Morris 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 Mount Morris with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.9 inches in Mount Morris means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Mount Morris with 10.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 84.8 rainy days annually in Mount Morris, which is one of the least rainy places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 43.4 inches in Mount Morris means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Mount Morris with 9.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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