Pine City, MN Climate


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Pine City, MN has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and humid, with average temperatures reaching highs of around 80°F (27°C). Winters are cold and dry, with temperatures often falling below freezing and occasional snowfall. Spring brings mild temperatures and plenty of precipitation while autumn tends to be cool and dry. The area receives moderate amounts of rainfall throughout the year, making it an ideal spot for outdoor activities like camping, hiking, fishing, and boating.

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

Pine City averages 49 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Pine City. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Pine City gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
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 Pine City is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Pine City, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Pine City with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Pine City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pine City are August, June and July.
In Pine City, there are 5.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Pine City with an average of 0.1°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Pine City, there are 178.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Pine City, there are 40.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Pine City 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 Pine City with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.5 inches in Pine City means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Pine City with 12.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 112.3 rainy days annually in Pine City, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 49.1 inches in Pine City means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Pine City with 11.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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"The kind of town people in the area might call “resorty,” but only relative to the rest of East Central Minnesota." --Mpls.St.Paul Magazine, Dec. 28, 2020 "Pine  More

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Excluding Minneapolis, St. Paul and the metro areas, Pine City is has the largest concentration of likely same-sex coupled households in Greater Minnesota. Check it  More

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My impression is that Pine City’s economy, by and large, has begun to rebound from the recent recession (2009-2011). Here are some indicators to back up that  More

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