Mahnomen County, MN Climate

Mahnomen, MN County has a humid continental climate with warm summers and long, cold winters. Average temperatures range from a high of 85°F in the summer to a low of -9°F in winter and precipitation averages around 25 inches per year. The area is prone to thunderstorms which can bring heavy rains, snow, sleet and hail throughout the year. Winters also bring Lake Effect snow from nearby Lake Superior, which can cause significant snowfall accumulations on some days. Spring and fall are milder seasons but can still produce an occasional storm or two.

Mahnomen County, Minnesota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Mahnomen County averages 44 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 Mahnomen County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Mahnomen County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 96 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -4
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Mahnomen County is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.4 Winter

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

Climate	Mahnomen, Minnesota	United States
	25.8 in.	38.1 in.
	43.5 in.	27.8 in.
	95.5 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	79.6°	85.8°
	-3.7°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	3	4.3
	1369 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 Mahnomen County with an average high temperature of 79.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Mahnomen County, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Mahnomen County are August, July and June.

In Mahnomen County, there are 4.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Mahnomen County with an average of -3.7°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In Mahnomen County, there are 186.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

In Mahnomen County, there are 51.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

Humidity in Mahnomen 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 July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in Mahnomen County with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 45% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.8 inches in Mahnomen County means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in Mahnomen County with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 95.5 rainy days annually in Mahnomen County, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 43.5 inches in Mahnomen County means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Mahnomen County with 9.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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