Kasson, MN Climate

Kasson, MN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer is around 81°F while the average low temperature in the winter is around 8°F. The area typically gets around 30 inches of precipitation each year with some snowfall each winter. There are four distinct seasons throughout the year and temperatures can vary drastically from day to day depending on weather patterns.

Kasson, Minnesota gets 34 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Kasson averages 48 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 181 sunny days per year in Kasson. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Kasson 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 6
Rain: averages 34 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 48 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Kasson, 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 Kasson with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Minnesota. In Kasson, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Kasson are June, August and July.

In Kasson, there are 6.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Kasson with an average of 5.5°. This is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

In Kasson, there are 164.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.

In Kasson, there are 29.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Minnesota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Kasson 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.

August is the wettest month in Kasson with 4.7 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 33.6 inches in Kasson means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.

May is the rainiest month in Kasson with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.2 rainy days. There are 109.8 rainy days annually in Kasson, which is rainier than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 47.9 inches in Kasson means that it is snowier than most places in Minnesota. December is the snowiest month in Kasson with 13.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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