Albert Lea Metro Area, MN Climate

The climate in Albert Lea, MN Metro Area is continental, with hot summers and cold winters. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with each season bringing different weather conditions. In the spring, the weather is milder, with temperatures ranging from the low 40s to the high 60s. The summer months are hotter, with temperatures typically reaching into the 80s and 90s. The fall brings cooler temperatures, with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Winter is the coldest season, with highs in the 20s and lows in the single digits.

Albert Lea Metro Area, Minnesota gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Albert Lea Metro Area averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 184 sunny days per year in Albert Lea Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Albert Lea Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the Albert Lea metro area is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the Albert Lea metro area, 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 the Albert Lea metro area with an average high temperature of 81.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the Albert Lea metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Albert Lea metro area are June, August and July.

In the Albert Lea metro area, there are 7.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Albert Lea metro area with an average of 5.0°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In the Albert Lea metro area, there are 159.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In the Albert Lea metro area, there are 28.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the Albert Lea metro area but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the Albert Lea metro area with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.9 inches in the Albert Lea metro area means that it is one of the wettest places in Minnesota.

May is the rainiest month in the Albert Lea metro area with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 103.5 rainy days annually in the Albert Lea metro area, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.8 inches in the Albert Lea metro area means that it is one of the least snowy places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the Albert Lea metro area with 10.3 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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