Zip 56016 (Clarks Grove, MN) Climate

Clarks Grove, MN, located in southern Minnesota, has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid while winters are cold and snowy. The average summer temperature is 76°F and the average winter temperature drops to around 18°F. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year with an average of over 31 inches of rain and snowfall each year. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms throughout the warmer months that can bring heavy rainfall or hail.

Clarks Grove (zip 56016), Minnesota gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Clarks Grove (zip 56016) 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 Clarks Grove (zip 56016). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clarks Grove (zip 56016) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 101 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 56016 zip code 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 56016 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Clarks Grove, Minnesota	United States
	33.5 in.	38.1 in.
	38.7 in.	27.8 in.
	101.2 days	106.2 days
	184 days	205 days
	81.8°	85.8°
	4.9°	21.7°
	6.6	7
	3.1	4.3
	1302 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 56016 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56016 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 56016 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 56016 zip code, there are 7.2 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 56016 zip code with an average of 4.9°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56016 zip code, there are 158.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56016 zip code, there are 28.8 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 56016 zip code 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 56016 zip code 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 33.5 inches in the 56016 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.

May is the rainiest month in the 56016 zip code with 11.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.1 rainy days. There are 101.2 rainy days annually in the 56016 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 38.7 inches in the 56016 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the 56016 zip code with 10.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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