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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Cottonwood County / Mountain Lake / Zip Codes
Mountain Lake, MN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is 47°F (8.3°C) with January being the coldest month and July being the warmest month. Average high temperatures in the summer months reach up to 80°F (26.7°C) while average low temperatures in winter dip down to 4°F (-15.6°C). Precipitation is spread out evenly throughout the year with an average of 28 inches (71 cm) of rain and 24 inches (61 cm) of snow annually.

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

Mountain Lake averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Mountain Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mountain Lake 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Mountain Lake, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMountain Lake, MinnesotaUnited States
  30.0 in.38.1 in.
  44.3 in.27.8 in.
  98.2 days106.2 days
  209 days205 days
  83.3°85.8°
  5.6°21.7°
  6.67
  3.74.3
  1306 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 Mountain Lake with an average high temperature of 83.3°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Mountain Lake, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mountain Lake are June, August and September.
In Mountain Lake, there are 12.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mountain Lake with an average of 5.6°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Mountain Lake, there are 161.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Mountain Lake, there are 28.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Mountain Lake 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 Mountain Lake with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.0 inches in Mountain Lake means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Mountain Lake with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 98.2 rainy days annually in Mountain Lake, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.3 inches in Mountain Lake means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Mountain Lake with 10.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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