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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Swift County / Swenoda / Zip Codes
Swenoda, MN has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Average summer temperatures range from the mid-60s to the mid-80s while winter temperatures drop down to the teens. Rainfall is spread relatively evenly throughout the year with an average of 28 inches per year. Winters tend to be snowy with an average of 40 inches of snowfall annually. Despite this, temperatures can still fall below zero in winter months and even during summer months there is usually some chance of precipitation.

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

Swenoda averages 44 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Swenoda. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Swenoda gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 97 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 2
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Swenoda is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Swenoda, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSwenoda, MinnesotaUnited States
  27.1 in.38.1 in.
  43.8 in.27.8 in.
  96.7 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  83.2°85.8°
  2.0°21.7°
  6.57
  3.34.3
  1001 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 Swenoda with an average high temperature of 83.2°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Swenoda, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Swenoda are June, August and July.
In Swenoda, there are 12.4 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 Swenoda with an average of 2.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Swenoda, there are 168.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Swenoda, there are 37.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Swenoda is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Swenoda with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.1 inches in Swenoda means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Swenoda with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 96.7 rainy days annually in Swenoda, which is about average compared to other 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 43.8 inches in Swenoda means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Swenoda with 9.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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