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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Wadena County / Orton / Zip Codes
Orton, MN has a humid continental climate with distinct four seasons. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring brings mild temperatures that often turn to heavy rains in the afternoon. Fall is usually temperate and cool with clear blue skies. Precipitation levels throughout the year are generally moderate to high, producing abundant vegetation in the area.

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

Orton averages 47 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 Orton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Orton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -3
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.5 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Orton, 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 Orton with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Orton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Orton are August, July and June.
In Orton, there are 3.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Orton with an average of -3.0°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Orton, there are 185.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Orton, there are 47.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Orton 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 Orton with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.7 inches in Orton means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Orton with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 94.6 rainy days annually in Orton, which is less rainy 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 47.2 inches in Orton means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Orton with 11.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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