Rushford, MN Climate


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Rushford, MN has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the winter is around 20°F and the average temperature in the summer is around 70°F. On average, Rushford experiences about 25 inches of precipitation annually, most of which comes in the form of rain although there can be light snow in the winter months. The area experiences an average of 17 days with temperatures below freezing each year and 8 days with temperatures above 90°F annually. Rushford typically receives an average of 160 sunny days per year.

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

Rushford averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Rushford. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rushford gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 7
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rushford is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Minnesota.

9 Summer - 4.2 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Rushford, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRushford, MinnesotaUnited States
  35.4 in.38.1 in.
  38.4 in.27.8 in.
  100.8 days106.2 days
  184 days205 days
  83.4°85.8°
  6.7°21.7°
  6.77
  3.14.3
  728 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 Rushford with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Minnesota. In Rushford, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rushford are June, August and September.
In Rushford, there are 9.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rushford with an average of 6.7°. This is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.
In Rushford, there are 156.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Rushford, there are 25.7 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 Rushford 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 Rushford with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.4 inches in Rushford means that it is one of the wettest places in Minnesota.
May is the rainiest month in Rushford with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 100.8 rainy days annually in Rushford, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 38.4 inches in Rushford means that it is one of the least snowy places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Rushford with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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