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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Yellow Medicine County / Swede Prairie / Zip Codes
Swede Prairie, MN has a continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperatures range from 16-18 degrees Celsius in the summer months and -7-1 degrees Celsius in the winter. In the summer months, rainfall is low to moderate while snowfall varies greatly throughout the season. The area experiences occasional thunderstorms in the spring and strong winds during late autumn. Despite long, cold winters, Swede Prairie experiences four distinct seasons of mild weather with plenty of sunshine throughout the year.

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

Swede Prairie averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Swede Prairie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Swede Prairie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.3 Summer - 4.1 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Swede Prairie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSwede Prairie, MinnesotaUnited States
  26.7 in.38.1 in.
  45.5 in.27.8 in.
  82.5 days106.2 days
  206 days205 days
  83.7°85.8°
  2.8°21.7°
  6.77
  3.54.3
  1120 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 Swede Prairie with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Minnesota. In Swede Prairie, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Swede Prairie are June, August and September.
In Swede Prairie, there are 12.6 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 Swede Prairie with an average of 2.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Swede Prairie, there are 169.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Swede Prairie, there are 34.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Swede Prairie but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Swede Prairie with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.7 inches in Swede Prairie means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Swede Prairie with 10.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 82.5 rainy days annually in Swede Prairie, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 45.5 inches in Swede Prairie means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Swede Prairie with 10.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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