Climate in Zip 56724 (Gatzke, MN)

Gatzke (zip 56724), Minnesota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Gatzke (zip 56724) averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 195 sunny days per year in Gatzke (zip 56724). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Gatzke (zip 56724) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 -5
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56724 zip code is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

July is the hottest month for the 56724 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56724 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 56724 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 56724 zip code, there are 3.9 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 56724 zip code with an average of -4.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

In the 56724 zip code, there are 188.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

In the 56724 zip code, there are 53.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56724 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 56724 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 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 23.5 inches in the 56724 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56724 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.9 rainy days. There are 104.1 rainy days annually in the 56724 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 41.1 inches in the 56724 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56724 zip code with 8.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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