Zip 55982 (Waltham, MN) Climate

The climate in 55982 Waltham, MN is typically cold and snowy during the winter months and hot and humid during the summer months. The average high temperature during the winter is around 24°F while the average high temperature during the summer is around 82°F. Precipitation levels are moderate throughout the year with an average of 28 inches of rain and 56 inches of snow per year. The area rarely experiences extreme temperatures or extreme weather conditions, making it an ideal place for people looking to escape the heat of summer or cold of winter.

Waltham (zip 55982), Minnesota gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Waltham (zip 55982) averages 47 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Waltham (zip 55982). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Waltham (zip 55982) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 110 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 47 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 55982 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

9.1 Summer - 3.7 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in the 55982 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Waltham, 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 55982 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In the 55982 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 55982 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 55982 zip code, there are 4.8 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 55982 zip code with an average of 5.7°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In the 55982 zip code, there are 160.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In the 55982 zip code, there are 28.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in the 55982 zip code but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 55982 zip code with 4.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.8 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 34.4 inches in the 55982 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Minnesota.

May is the rainiest month in the 55982 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 110.1 rainy days annually in the 55982 zip code, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 46.6 inches in the 55982 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in the 55982 zip code with 12.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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