Zip 55601 (Beaver Bay, MN) Climate

55601 Beaver Bay, MN has a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and warm summers. Average temperatures range from a high of 73°F (23°C) in the summer to a low of 2°F (-17°C) in the winter. In July and August, there is an average of 11 days with temperatures above 90°F (32°C). The area receives an average of 31 inches (79 cm) of precipitation annually, most of which falls during the summer months of June through September. Snowfall is also common between November and April with an average accumulation of 53 inches (134 cm).

Beaver Bay (zip 55601), Minnesota gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Beaver Bay (zip 55601) averages 73 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Beaver Bay (zip 55601). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Beaver Bay (zip 55601) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 123 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 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 73 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 55601 zip code is 5.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

8.9 Summer - 3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 55601 zip code, 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 55601 zip code with an average high temperature of 76.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In the 55601 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 55601 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 55601 zip code, there are 1.1 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 the 55601 zip code with an average of 1.2°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 55601 zip code, there are 183.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 55601 zip code, there are 38.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 55601 zip code 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 the 55601 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 12% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.7 inches in the 55601 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 55601 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.6 rainy days. There are 122.7 rainy days annually in the 55601 zip code, 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 72.5 inches in the 55601 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 55601 zip code with 18.9 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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