Zip 55935 (Fountain, MN) Climate

The climate in 55935 Fountain, MN is a typically humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Summers are warm, with average temperatures reaching the mid-70s Fahrenheit during the day and dropping into the upper 50s at night. Winters are cold but not too extreme, with daytime temperatures often dropping into the 20s and 30s Fahrenheit and nighttime temperatures dipping to around 10 degrees on average. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, though snowfall can be heavier in winter months.

Fountain (zip 55935), Minnesota gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fountain (zip 55935) averages 43 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Fountain (zip 55935). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fountain (zip 55935) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 106 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 6
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 55935 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 55935 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 55935 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 55935 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 55935 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 55935 zip code, there are 5.8 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 55935 zip code with an average of 6.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.

In the 55935 zip code, there are 160.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In the 55935 zip code, there are 27.1 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 55935 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.

June is the wettest month in the 55935 zip code with 5.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.9 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 35.3 inches in the 55935 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Minnesota.

May is the rainiest month in the 55935 zip code with 12.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.8 rainy days. There are 106.0 rainy days annually in the 55935 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 42.7 inches in the 55935 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the 55935 zip code with 11.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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