Zip 56528 (Dent, MN) Climate

56528 Dent, MN is located in a temperate climate zone. The summers are hot and humid with daytime temperatures often reaching the low 90s. Winters are usually quite cold with nighttime temperatures sometimes dropping below zero. Precipitation in the area varies throughout the year, but averages about 27 inches annually. Snowfall typically accumulates from late November through early March, with an average of around 37 inches of snow each season. Spring and fall weather can range from mild to cold depending on the year, while summer months tend to stay warm and dry for most of the season.

Dent (zip 56528), Minnesota gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Dent (zip 56528) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Dent (zip 56528). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Dent (zip 56528) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 100 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 -2
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56528 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 56528 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Dent, Minnesota	United States
	26.5 in.	38.1 in.
	47.4 in.	27.8 in.
	99.8 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	80.5°	85.8°
	-2.4°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	2.9	4.3
	1346 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 56528 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56528 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 56528 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 56528 zip code, there are 5.3 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 56528 zip code with an average of -2.4°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56528 zip code, there are 180.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56528 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 56528 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 56528 zip code with 4.3 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 26.5 inches in the 56528 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56528 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 99.8 rainy days annually in the 56528 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 47.4 inches in the 56528 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56528 zip code with 10.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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