Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Paynesville Municipal Airport Minnesota, United States

At Paynesville Municipal Airport, the summers are long and warm; the winters are freezing, snowy, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 4°F to 81°F and is rarely below -17°F or above 89°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Paynesville Municipal Airport for warm-weather activities is from late June to late August.

The warm season lasts for 3.9 months, from May 21 to September 17, with an average daily high temperature above 69°F. The hottest month of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport is July, with an average high of 81°F and low of 60°F.

The cold season lasts for 3.3 months, from November 27 to March 5, with an average daily high temperature below 33°F. The coldest month of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport is January, with an average low of 5°F and high of 22°F.

At Paynesville Municipal Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport begins around June 9 and lasts for 4.2 months, ending around October 14.

The clearest month of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 14 and lasts for 7.8 months, ending around June 9.

The cloudiest month of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport is February, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 59% of the time.

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A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Paynesville Municipal Airport varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.2 months, from April 21 to September 27, with a greater than 23% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Paynesville Municipal Airport is June, with an average of 11.6 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.8 months, from September 27 to April 21. The month with the fewest wet days at Paynesville Municipal Airport is January, with an average of 2.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation at Paynesville Municipal Airport changes throughout the year.

Rain alone is the most common for 8.2 months, from March 13 to November 19. The month with the most days of rain alone at Paynesville Municipal Airport is June, with an average of 11.6 days.

Snow alone is the most common for 3.7 months, from November 19 to March 13. The month with the most days of snow alone at Paynesville Municipal Airport is December, with an average of 2.0 days.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Paynesville Municipal Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from March 10 to November 22, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain at Paynesville Municipal Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 4.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from November 22 to March 10. The month with the least rain at Paynesville Municipal Airport is January, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Paynesville Municipal Airport experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly snowfall.

The snowy period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from October 25 to April 30, with a sliding 31-day snowfall of at least 1.0 inches. The month with the most snow at Paynesville Municipal Airport is March, with an average snowfall of 4.3 inches.

The snowless period of the year lasts for 5.8 months, from April 30 to October 25. The least snow falls around July 23, with an average total accumulation of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day at Paynesville Municipal Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2026, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 43 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 15 hours, 40 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 5:30 AM on June 15, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 28 minutes later at 7:58 AM on January 1. The earliest sunset is at 4:35 PM on December 10, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 35 minutes later at 9:11 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed at Paynesville Municipal Airport during 2026, starting in the spring on March 8, lasting 7.8 months, and ending in the fall on November 1.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2026. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Paynesville Municipal Airport experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from June 12 to September 14, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 6% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Paynesville Municipal Airport is July, with 7.3 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 19, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Paynesville Municipal Airport experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.3 months, from September 19 to May 29, with average wind speeds of more than 10.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 3.7 months, from May 29 to September 19. The calmest month of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.1 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Paynesville Municipal Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the north for 4.1 months, from January 5 to May 8, with a peak percentage of 35% on April 12. The wind is most often from the south for 6.2 months, from May 8 to November 14, with a peak percentage of 40% on August 26. The wind is most often from the west for 1.7 months, from November 14 to January 5, with a peak percentage of 32% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Paynesville Municipal Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Paynesville Municipal Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from late June to late August, with a peak score in the last week of July.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Paynesville Municipal Airport for hot-weather activities is from early July to early August, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Paynesville Municipal Airport typically lasts for 4.6 months (141 days), from around May 9 to around September 27, rarely starting before April 20 or after May 28, and rarely ending before September 11 or after October 14.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Paynesville Municipal Airport should appear around April 28, only rarely appearing before April 17 or after May 13.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.5 months, from May 5 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.9 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport is July, with an average of 6.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.4 months, from October 29 to February 11, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.6 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Paynesville Municipal Airport is December, with an average of 1.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Paynesville Municipal Airport are 45.366 deg latitude, -94.734 deg longitude, and 1,214 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Paynesville Municipal Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 161 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,184 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (305 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (604 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Paynesville Municipal Airport is covered by cropland (56%) and trees (25%), within 10 miles by cropland (87%), and within 50 miles by cropland (86%).