Zip 55037 (Hinckley, MN) Climate

Hinckley, MN has a typically cold climate with temperatures ranging from extremely cold in the winter to warm but not hot in the summer. Average annual snowfall is 30 inches and average annual rainfall is 26 inches. The area experiences an average of 167 cloudy days per year and 22 partly cloudy days. In addition, there are around 117 sunny days each year. Temperatures can vary drastically from day to day, so it's important to be prepared for anything when venturing outside!

Hinckley (zip 55037), Minnesota gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hinckley (zip 55037) averages 49 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 186 sunny days per year in Hinckley (zip 55037). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hinckley (zip 55037) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 112 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 0
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 55037 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 55037 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Hinckley, Minnesota	United States
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	80.2°	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 55037 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 55037 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 55037 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 55037 zip code, there are 3.7 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 55037 zip code with an average of 0.4°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 55037 zip code, there are 180.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 55037 zip code, there are 40.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 55037 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 55037 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.7 inches in the 55037 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 55037 zip code with 12.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 112.3 rainy days annually in the 55037 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 49.1 inches in the 55037 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the 55037 zip code with 11.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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