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United States / Minnesota / Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area / Scott County / Belle Plaine / Zip Codes
Belle Plaine, MN has a humid continental climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 79°F (26°C) while the average temperature during January is 16°F (-9°C). The city sees an average of 33 inches (84 centimeters) of rainfall per year and receives around 56 inches (142 centimeters) of snowfall annually. Precipitation occurs throughout the year, though rain is most common in the spring and fall months while snow is common from November to March.

Belle Plaine, Minnesota gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Belle Plaine averages 49 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 Belle Plaine. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Belle Plaine gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 4
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Belle Plaine is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Belle Plaine, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBelle Plaine, MinnesotaUnited States
  32.3 in.38.1 in.
  48.8 in.27.8 in.
  92.7 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  82.9°85.8°
  4.2°21.7°
  6.67
  3.14.3
  856 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 Belle Plaine with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Belle Plaine, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Belle Plaine are June, August and July.
In Belle Plaine, there are 8.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Belle Plaine with an average of 4.2°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Belle Plaine, there are 160.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In Belle Plaine, there are 30.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Belle Plaine 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.
August is the wettest month in Belle Plaine with 5.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is February 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 32.3 inches in Belle Plaine means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
May is the rainiest month in Belle Plaine with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 92.7 rainy days annually in Belle Plaine, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 48.8 inches in Belle Plaine means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Belle Plaine with 10.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Bobbie · St. Paul, MN
Hot Spot of the Midwest
Over 17 years ago

If one wishes to locate outside the Twin Cities, you can always travel a few light years away in windy, 60 degree below weather to beautiful, downtown Belle Plaine,  More

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