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Two Harbors, MN, located in the Arrowhead region of Minnesota has a humid continental climate. It experiences cold, snowy winters and warm summers with high levels of humidity. The area is situated close to Lake Superior which helps regulate temperatures year-round to remain cooler than other areas nearby. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year with snowfall in the winter and rain showers in the summer months. Heavy lake-effect snow can occur during the colder months, especially when winds blow from the northwest across Lake Superior.

Two Harbors (zip 55616), Minnesota gets 32 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Two Harbors (zip 55616) averages 58 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 179 sunny days per year in Two Harbors (zip 55616). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Two Harbors (zip 55616) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 120 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 76 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 4
Rain: averages 32 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 58 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 55616 zip code is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Minnesota.

8.8 Summer - 3.4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 55616 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 55616 zip code with an average high temperature of 75.7°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Minnesota. In the 55616 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 55616 zip code are July, August and June.
In the 55616 zip code, there are 0.9 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 55616 zip code with an average of 3.6°. This is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
In the 55616 zip code, there are 175.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Minnesota.
In the 55616 zip code, there are 32.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Minnesota.
Humidity in the 55616 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 August, July and June.
September is the wettest month in the 55616 zip code with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 11% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 31.5 inches in the 55616 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Minnesota.
June is the rainiest month in the 55616 zip code with 12.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 6.9 rainy days. There are 120.2 rainy days annually in the 55616 zip code, which is one of the rainiest 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 58.3 inches in the 55616 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Minnesota. January is the snowiest month in the 55616 zip code with 14.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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