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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Faribault County / Pilot Grove / Zip Codes
Pilot Grove, MN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 40° F (4° C). The area typically experiences quite a bit of precipitation, with an average of around 30 inches (76 cm) per year. Winters in Pilot Grove can be very cold and snowy, while summers are usually mild and humid. Spring and autumn generally have moderate temperatures and precipitation levels, making them pleasant seasons to visit the town.

Pilot Grove, Minnesota gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Pilot Grove averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 190 sunny days per year in Pilot Grove. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pilot Grove 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pilot Grove is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, June and September are the most pleasant months in Pilot Grove, 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 Pilot Grove with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Pilot Grove, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pilot Grove are June, August and September.
In Pilot Grove, there are 11.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pilot Grove with an average of 5.6°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Pilot Grove, there are 158.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Pilot Grove, there are 27.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Pilot Grove 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 Pilot Grove with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 32.7 inches in Pilot Grove means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Pilot Grove with 10.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 84.7 rainy days annually in Pilot Grove, 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 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.1 inches in Pilot Grove means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Pilot Grove with 10.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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