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United States / Minnesota / Duluth Metro Area / St. Louis County / Kinney / Zip Codes
Kinney, MN has a humid continental climate. Summers in the city are warm and humid, with temperatures averaging around 75°F (24°C). Winters tend to be cold and snowy, with temperatures rarely exceeding 32°F (0°C). Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, although the area does experience occasional snowstorms in winter. Overall, Kinney enjoys four distinct seasons throughout the year.

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

Kinney averages 60 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 Kinney. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kinney gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 119 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 77 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -5
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 60 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Kinney is 5.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

8.8 Summer - 2.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Kinney, 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 Kinney with an average high temperature of 76.8°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Kinney, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kinney are July, August and June.
In Kinney, there are 1.6 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 Kinney with an average of -5.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Kinney, there are 205.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
In Kinney, there are 55.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Kinney 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.
July is the wettest month in Kinney 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 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.3 inches in Kinney means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Kinney with 13.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.4 rainy days. There are 119.0 rainy days annually in Kinney, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 60.1 inches in Kinney means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Kinney with 13.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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