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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Lac qui Parle County / Yellow Bank / Zip Codes
Yellow Bank, MN has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures in the summer months reach into the low 80s, while the lows drop down to an average of around 60 degrees. In the winter months, temperatures can dip as low as -20 degrees with wind chill factors. Snowfall is common from November through April with most precipitation happening in the spring and summer.

Yellow Bank, Minnesota gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Yellow Bank averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 207 sunny days per year in Yellow Bank. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Yellow Bank gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 3
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateYellow Bank, MinnesotaUnited States
  24.6 in.38.1 in.
  37.4 in.27.8 in.
  84.3 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  2.6°21.7°
  6.77
  3.54.3
  1055 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 Yellow Bank with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Yellow Bank, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Yellow Bank are June, August and July.
In Yellow Bank, there are 11.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Yellow Bank with an average of 2.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Yellow Bank, there are 165.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In Yellow Bank, there are 35.3 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 Yellow Bank 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.
July is the wettest month in Yellow Bank with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 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 24.6 inches in Yellow Bank means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Yellow Bank with 10.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 84.3 rainy days annually in Yellow Bank, which is one of the least rainy places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 37.4 inches in Yellow Bank means that it is one of the least snowy places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Yellow Bank with 8.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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