Lake County, MN Climate

Lake, MN County has a humid continental climate which is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average summer high temperature can range from 70-80°F while winter lows typically dip to below 0°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 32 inches annually. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms in the spring and summer months, as well as snowfall during the colder months.

Lake County, Minnesota gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lake County averages 70 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 Lake County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lake County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 70 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Lake County is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

8.9 Summer - 3.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Lake County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lake, Minnesota	United States
	31.3 in.	38.1 in.
	70.2 in.	27.8 in.
	120.1 days	106.2 days
	179 days	205 days
	76.2°	85.8°
	0.8°	21.7°
	5.9	7
	3.1	4.3
	1569 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 Lake County with an average high temperature of 76.2°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In Lake County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Lake County are July, August and June.

In Lake County, there are 1.4 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 Lake County with an average of 0.8°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In Lake County, there are 182.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In Lake County, there are 40.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

Humidity in Lake County 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 August, July and June.

June is the wettest month in Lake County with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.3 inches in Lake County means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in Lake County with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.2 rainy days. There are 120.1 rainy days annually in Lake County, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 70.2 inches in Lake County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Lake County with 17.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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