Zip 56221 (Chokio, MN) Climate

56221 Chokio, MN has a humid continental climate. This means that summers are generally hot and humid with temperatures often reaching into the 80s Fahrenheit (26-29°C) while winters tend to be cold with temperatures falling into the single digits or even below zero. The area receives moderate to heavy rainfall during all times of the year, though snowfall is usually rare. The hottest months are typically July and August while the coldest months are December and January.

Chokio (zip 56221), Minnesota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Chokio (zip 56221) averages 40 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 Chokio (zip 56221). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Chokio (zip 56221) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 1
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56221 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 56221 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Chokio, Minnesota	United States
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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 56221 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56221 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 56221 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 56221 zip code, there are 7.9 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 56221 zip code with an average of 1.4°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56221 zip code, there are 168.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

In the 56221 zip code, there are 38.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 56221 zip code but some summer days can be muggy. July is the most humid month, though it is still relatively mild compared to many other places. The most humid months are July, August and June.

July is the wettest month in the 56221 zip code with 3.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.6 inches in the 56221 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56221 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 94.0 rainy days annually in the 56221 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 39.8 inches in the 56221 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the 56221 zip code with 8.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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