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The climate in 56639 Effie, MN is characterized by cold winters and mild to warm summers. The area gets an average of 70 inches of snow every year, making it a great place for winter activities. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 72 degrees Fahrenheit with the lows averaging around 48 degrees. On the other hand, winter temperatures can dip as low as 0 degrees Fahrenheit with highs rarely reaching above freezing. Overall, the climate in 56639 Effie, MN is pleasant for most of the year and makes a great destination for outdoor activities in any season.

Effie (zip 56639), Minnesota gets 28 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Effie (zip 56639) averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 177 sunny days per year in Effie (zip 56639). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Effie (zip 56639) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 121 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -5
Rain: averages 28 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 56639 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

9 Summer - 3 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 56639 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 56639 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In the 56639 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 56639 zip code are July, August and June.

In the 56639 zip code, there are 3.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 56639 zip code with an average of -4.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

In the 56639 zip code, there are 188.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

In the 56639 zip code, there are 51.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Minnesota.

Humidity in the 56639 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.

July is the wettest month in the 56639 zip code with 4.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.9 inches in the 56639 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in the 56639 zip code with 12.8 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 7.4 rainy days. There are 120.6 rainy days annually in the 56639 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 52.8 inches in the 56639 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 56639 zip code with 11.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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