Zip 56518 (Bluffton, MN) Climate

56518 Bluffton, MN has a continental climate with moderately cold winters and warm summers. Average high temperatures in the summer months reach into the mid 70s with lows in the 50s, while winter temperatures can reach below zero for highs and into the negative teens for lows. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 30-35 inches per year. Spring and fall are particularly variable, featuring days that range from 70-80 degrees to below freezing.

Bluffton (zip 56518), Minnesota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bluffton (zip 56518) averages 48 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 198 sunny days per year in Bluffton (zip 56518). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bluffton (zip 56518) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 93 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 -3
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56518 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 56518 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bluffton, Minnesota	United States
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	79.9°	85.8°
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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 56518 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56518 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 56518 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 56518 zip code, there are 4.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 56518 zip code with an average of -2.7°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56518 zip code, there are 181.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56518 zip code, there are 45.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56518 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 56518 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.9 inches in the 56518 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56518 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 93.1 rainy days annually in the 56518 zip code, 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 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 47.9 inches in the 56518 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56518 zip code with 11.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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