Zip 55077 (Inver Grove Heights, MN) Climate


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Inver Grove Heights, MN (55077) has a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Winters are cold and snowfall is common, while summers are generally warm and humid. The average temperature in the area ranges from a low of 11°F in January to a high of 81°F in July. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year; however, spring and summer have more frequent thunderstorms than other months. Spring usually brings heavy rains as well as warmer temperatures that jumpstart the growing season.

Inver Grove Heights (zip 55077), Minnesota gets 33 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Inver Grove Heights (zip 55077) averages 48 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 Inver Grove Heights (zip 55077). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Inver Grove Heights (zip 55077) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 111 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 6
Rain: averages 33 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 55077 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, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 55077 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 55077 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.0°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Minnesota. In the 55077 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 55077 zip code are June, August and July.
In the 55077 zip code, there are 6.6 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 55077 zip code with an average of 5.7°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In the 55077 zip code, there are 154.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.
In the 55077 zip code, there are 24.3 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 55077 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 55077 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 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 33.4 inches in the 55077 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
May is the rainiest month in the 55077 zip code with 11.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 111.0 rainy days annually in the 55077 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 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 48.4 inches in the 55077 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 55077 zip code with 10.7 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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