Sunnyside, MN Climate

Sunnyside, MN has a temperate climate with cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers. The average winter temperature is around 22°F and the average summer temperature is around 75°F. Precipitation is common throughout the year, including rain in the spring and fall months and heavy snowfall in the winter. Sunnyside experiences all four seasons in full force, with colorful foliage in autumn and plenty of sunshine during the summertime.

Sunnyside, Minnesota gets 24 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sunnyside averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in Sunnyside. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sunnyside gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
Rain: averages 24 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Sunnyside, 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 Sunnyside with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Minnesota. In Sunnyside, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sunnyside are June, August and July.

In Sunnyside, there are 12.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Minnesota.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sunnyside with an average of -0.2°. This is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In Sunnyside, there are 171.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

In Sunnyside, there are 41.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.

The humidity is usually comfortable in Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 24.3 inches in Sunnyside means that it is one of the driest places in Minnesota.

June is the rainiest month in Sunnyside with 10.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.4 rainy days. There are 87.1 rainy days annually in Sunnyside, which is less rainy than most places in Minnesota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 34.7 inches in Sunnyside means that it is one of the least snowy places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in Sunnyside with 8.8 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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