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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Norman County / Winchester / Zip Codes
Winchester, MN has a humid continental climate with cold, dry winters and warm, humid summers. The average temperature in January is -6°C and the average temperature in July is 22°C. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of around 28 inches per year. Winters tend to be snowy and cold, while summers are typically quite hot and humid. The area also experiences thunderstorms during the summer months as well as occasional tornadoes in spring and summer.

Winchester, Minnesota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Winchester averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Winchester. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Winchester gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -2
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Winchester is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 3.2 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Winchester, 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 Winchester with an average high temperature of 81.9°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In Winchester, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Winchester are June, August and July.
In Winchester, there are 10.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Winchester with an average of -1.5°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Winchester, there are 175.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Winchester, there are 45.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Winchester 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 Winchester with 4.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.9 inches in Winchester means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Winchester with 11.2 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 94.3 rainy days annually in Winchester, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 50.5 inches in Winchester means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Winchester with 11.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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