Zip 56219 (Browns Valley, MN) Climate

The climate in 56219 Browns Valley, MN is generally mild, with hot summers and cold winters. The area experiences an average of 19 inches of precipitation each year, which increases during the spring and summer months. Average annual temperatures range from a low of 17 degrees F to a high of 75 degrees F, with July being the hottest month and January being the coldest. The warmest and sunniest months are June through September, while December through March are often cooler and cloudier.

Browns Valley (zip 56219), Minnesota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Browns Valley (zip 56219) averages 44 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 Browns Valley (zip 56219). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Browns Valley (zip 56219) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 44 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56219 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 4.1 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 56219 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Browns Valley, Minnesota	United States
	23.9 in.	38.1 in.
	44.0 in.	27.8 in.
	80.1 days	106.2 days
	198 days	205 days
	83.4°	85.8°
	2.6°	21.7°
	6.7	7
	2.9	4.3
	1117 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 the 56219 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Minnesota. In the 56219 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 56219 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 56219 zip code, there are 13.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 56219 zip code with an average of 2.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

In the 56219 zip code, there are 171.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56219 zip code, there are 35.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56219 zip code is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 56219 zip code with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 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 23.9 inches in the 56219 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56219 zip code with 9.9 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 80.1 rainy days annually in the 56219 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 44.0 inches in the 56219 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. February is the snowiest month in the 56219 zip code with 8.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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