Zip 55357 (Greenfield, MN) Climate

The climate in 55357 Greenfield, MN is generally mild and pleasant. In the summer, temperatures can range from warm to hot with occasional thunderstorms common throughout the season. Winters tend to be colder with temperatures often dipping below freezing during the night. Snowfall is common during the winter months, though it tends to be light and not overly disruptive. Spring and fall are both mild with a mix of warm days and cool evenings. The humidity levels tend to stay fairly consistent throughout the year, making this an enjoyable place to live year-round.

Greenfield (zip 55357), Minnesota gets 30 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Greenfield (zip 55357) 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 Greenfield (zip 55357). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Greenfield (zip 55357) 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 3
Rain: averages 30 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 55357 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 55357 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Greenfield, 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 55357 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In the 55357 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 55357 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 55357 zip code, there are 6.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 55357 zip code with an average of 3.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

In the 55357 zip code, there are 159.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In the 55357 zip code, there are 31.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 55357 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 55357 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 30.0 inches in the 55357 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 55357 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 99.7 rainy days annually in the 55357 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.5 inches in the 55357 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the 55357 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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