Zip 56549 (Hawley, MN) Climate

56549 Hawley, MN has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. The summers are warm to hot and often humid, while the winters are cold and snowy. Average temperatures range from 22°F in January to 74°F in July. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, and snowfall averages around 44 inches each season. Winters can be especially harsh, with temperatures often dipping below 0°F during times of intense cold weather.

Hawley (zip 56549), Minnesota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hawley (zip 56549) averages 50 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 Hawley (zip 56549). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hawley (zip 56549) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 99 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 -1
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 50 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56549 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 3.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 56549 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hawley, Minnesota	United States
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	81.8°	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 56549 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.8°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 56549 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 56549 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 56549 zip code, there are 8.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 56549 zip code with an average of -1.0°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56549 zip code, there are 172.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56549 zip code, there are 44.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56549 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 56549 zip code with 4.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 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 25.9 inches in the 56549 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56549 zip code with 11.8 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 99.2 rainy days annually in the 56549 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 49.5 inches in the 56549 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56549 zip code with 11.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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