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United States / Minnesota / Duluth Metro Area / St. Louis County / Vermilion Lake / Zip Codes
Vermilion Lake, MN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. In summer temperatures can reach into the mid 80s on the hottest days while winter lows regularly fall below zero. Precipitation is spread throughout the year with an average of 30 inches each year. The area receives plenty of sunshine in the summer months, allowing for outdoor activities such as fishing, boating and camping.

Vermilion Lake, Minnesota gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Vermilion Lake averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Vermilion Lake. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Vermilion Lake gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Vermilion Lake is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

8.9 Summer - 2.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Vermilion Lake, 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 Vermilion Lake with an average high temperature of 77.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Vermilion Lake, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Vermilion Lake are July, August and June.
In Vermilion Lake, there are 3.0 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 Vermilion Lake with an average of -7.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Vermilion Lake, there are 197.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Vermilion Lake, there are 59.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Vermilion Lake 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 Vermilion Lake with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 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 27.8 inches in Vermilion Lake means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Vermilion Lake with 13.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.1 rainy days. There are 122.5 rainy days annually in Vermilion Lake, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 62.1 inches in Vermilion Lake means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Vermilion Lake with 13.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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