Shooks, MN Climate


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Shooks, MN has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The temperatures average around 33°F in January and 75°F in July. Rainfall is plentiful throughout the year, averaging around 31 inches annually. Winters can be quite snowy with an average of about 37 inches of snow each year. Spring brings the chance for severe weather such as hail and tornadoes, so it's important to stay abreast of local weather forecasts during this season. Summers are typically comfortable with mostly sunny days and mild evenings spent outdoors enjoying the beauty of Shooks, MN.

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

Shooks averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Shooks. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Shooks gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -7
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Shooks is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

9 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Shooks, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateShooks, MinnesotaUnited States
  27.0 in.38.1 in.
  44.9 in.27.8 in.
  105.6 days106.2 days
  181 days205 days
  78.2°85.8°
  -6.5°21.7°
  67
  2.94.3
  1355 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 Shooks with an average high temperature of 78.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Shooks, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Shooks are July, August and June.
In Shooks, there are 1.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Shooks with an average of -6.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Shooks, there are 190.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Shooks, there are 57.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Shooks 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 Shooks with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.0 inches in Shooks means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Shooks with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 105.6 rainy days annually in Shooks, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.9 inches in Shooks means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Shooks with 10.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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