Zip 55101 (St. Paul, MN) Climate

The climate in 55101 St. Paul, MN is a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature throughout the year is around 48°F, with temperatures reaching as high as the low 80s during the summer months and dipping to sub-zero temperatures in winter. The area gets an average of 24 inches of precipitation annually, mostly in the form of snowfall throughout the winter months. In addition to this, St. Paul experiences strong winds throughout the year due to its location near Lake Superior.

St. Paul (zip 55101), Minnesota gets 31 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Paul (zip 55101) averages 52 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in St. Paul (zip 55101). The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Paul (zip 55101) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 109 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 8
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 52 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 55101 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.3 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 55101 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 55101 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In the 55101 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 55101 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 55101 zip code, there are 7.5 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 55101 zip code with an average of 7.6°. This is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.

In the 55101 zip code, there are 148.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.

In the 55101 zip code, there are 19.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Minnesota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 55101 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 55101 zip code with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.3 inches in the 55101 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.

May is the rainiest month in the 55101 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.6 rainy days. There are 108.8 rainy days annually in the 55101 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 52.4 inches in the 55101 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the 55101 zip code with 11.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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