Zip 56446 (Eagle Bend, MN) Climate

The climate in 56446 Eagle Bend, MN is generally mild throughout the year. The summers are warm and sunny with temperatures typically reaching into the mid 80s. Winters tend to be quite cold with temperatures usually dropping into the low teens or single digits. Spring and fall are generally short but pleasant, often transitioning from one season to another quickly. Precipitation is common throughout the year, with most of it falling as snow during winter months.

Eagle Bend (zip 56446), Minnesota gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Eagle Bend (zip 56446) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Eagle Bend (zip 56446). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Eagle Bend (zip 56446) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 103 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 -1
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56446 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 56446 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Eagle Bend, Minnesota	United States
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	79.8°	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 56446 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56446 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 56446 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 56446 zip code, there are 4.7 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 56446 zip code with an average of -0.5°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56446 zip code, there are 179.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56446 zip code, there are 42.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56446 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 56446 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.8 inches in the 56446 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56446 zip code with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 102.6 rainy days annually in the 56446 zip code, which is rainier 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 46.9 inches in the 56446 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56446 zip code with 10.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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