Zip 56560 (Moorhead, MN) Climate

Moorhead, MN is located in the Red River Valley region of Minnesota, and has a humid continental climate. Summers are warm and humid, while winters are cold with heavy snowfall. The area experiences four distinct seasons, hot and dry in the summertime, wet and cold in the springtime, humid and mild in the autumn months, and frigidly cold during winter. Average temperatures throughout the year range from highs of 78°F (25°C) in July to lows of -2°F (-19°C) in January. The average precipitation is 19 inches (480 mm) annually.

Moorhead (zip 56560), Minnesota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Moorhead (zip 56560) 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 Moorhead (zip 56560). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Moorhead (zip 56560) 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 0
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 50 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56560 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 3.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 56560 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Moorhead, Minnesota	United States
	23.7 in.	38.1 in.
	49.7 in.	27.8 in.
	99.7 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	82.4°	85.8°
	-0.1°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	3.1	4.3
	909 ft.	2443 ft.

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 56560 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In the 56560 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 56560 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 56560 zip code, there are 11.0 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 56560 zip code with an average of -0.1°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56560 zip code, there are 170.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In the 56560 zip code, there are 42.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56560 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 56560 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 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 23.7 inches in the 56560 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56560 zip code with 11.6 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 6.3 rainy days. There are 99.7 rainy days annually in the 56560 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 49.7 inches in the 56560 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the 56560 zip code with 11.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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Kevin · Moorhead, MN

Dont drink the water

Over 4 years ago

The water in Moorhead is not safe to drink by anyone, in my view. Raising the bar as water gets more nuclear waste in it isnt the answer. Worse testing it 1 time a More

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