Zip 56371 (Roscoe, MN) Climate

56371 Roscoe, MN has a mild climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the winter is around 18°F with temperatures dropping to as low as -30°F during the colder months. During the summer, temperatures reach an average of 76°F with some days getting up to 90°F or higher. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, averaging about 32 inches annually. Snowfall occurs mainly during the winter months, though occasionally there may be snow in other seasons as well.

Roscoe (zip 56371), Minnesota gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Roscoe (zip 56371) averages 48 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Roscoe (zip 56371). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Roscoe (zip 56371) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 95 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 2
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56371 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 56371 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Roscoe, 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 56371 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In the 56371 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 56371 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 56371 zip code, there are 5.4 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 56371 zip code with an average of 2.1°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

In the 56371 zip code, there are 166.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

In the 56371 zip code, there are 32.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56371 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 56371 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February 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 30.5 inches in the 56371 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56371 zip code with 11.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 94.5 rainy days annually in the 56371 zip code, which is less rainy 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 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 47.9 inches in the 56371 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56371 zip code with 9.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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