Zip 56542 (Fosston, MN) Climate

Fosston, Minnesota has a humid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Average annual snowfall is around 24 inches (61 cm), while average rainfall is 31 inches (79 cm). The area experiences an average of 28 days annually during which temperatures dip below 32°F (0°C). The hottest month is July, when temperatures hover around 78°F (25.5 °C) and the coldest month is January with an average low temperature of 5°F (-15 °C).

Fosston (zip 56542), Minnesota gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fosston (zip 56542) averages 42 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 Fosston (zip 56542). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fosston (zip 56542) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 91 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 -4
Rain: averages 25 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56542 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 56542 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Fosston, 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 56542 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56542 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 56542 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 56542 zip code, there are 5.0 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 56542 zip code with an average of -3.9°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56542 zip code, there are 186.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

In the 56542 zip code, there are 51.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56542 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 56542 zip code with 4.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.1 inches in the 56542 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56542 zip code with 11.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 90.6 rainy days annually in the 56542 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 42.1 inches in the 56542 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56542 zip code with 9.7 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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