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United States / Minnesota / Brainerd Metro Area / Morrison County / Motley / Zip Codes
Motley, MN enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. Summers tend to be hot and humid, while winters are cold and snowy. Spring is usually mild with light rainfall and autumn tends to bring beautiful colors with cool temperatures. The city receives an average of almost thirty inches of precipitation yearly, mostly in the form of rain or snow. Overall, Motley has a pleasant climate that residents can enjoy year-round.

Motley, Minnesota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Motley averages 49 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 Motley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Motley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 104 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -1
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 49 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Motley is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Minnesota.

9.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Motley, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMotley, MinnesotaUnited States
  26.4 in.38.1 in.
  48.9 in.27.8 in.
  103.9 days106.2 days
  199 days205 days
  80.1°85.8°
  -1.0°21.7°
  6.37
  3.34.3
  1230 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 Motley with an average high temperature of 80.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Motley, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Motley are August, July and June.
In Motley, there are 4.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Motley with an average of -1.0°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Motley, there are 176.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In Motley, there are 42.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
Humidity in Motley 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 Motley with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 26.4 inches in Motley means that it is drier than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in Motley with 12.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.7 rainy days. There are 103.9 rainy days annually in Motley, which is rainier 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 48.9 inches in Motley means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Motley with 10.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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