Elm Tree, ND Climate


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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / McKenzie County / Elm Tree / Zip Codes
Elm Tree, ND has a continental climate with cold winters and hot summers. The average temperature ranges from around -15°C in the winter to 27°C in the summer. The area gets an average of 34 inches of rain per year, and snowfall is common during the winter months. Winters can be quite windy, with gusts reaching up to 50 mph at times. The humidity levels are relatively low throughout much of the year but can get quite high during thunderstorms in the summer months.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Elm Tree is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.

9 Summer - 3.7 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Elm Tree, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateElm Tree, North DakotaUnited States
  16.9 in.38.1 in.
  42.9 in.27.8 in.
  89.1 days106.2 days
  205 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  1.3°21.7°
  6.47
  3.64.3
  2362 ft.2443 ft.
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.

August is the hottest month for Elm Tree with an average high temperature of 82.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Dakota. In Elm Tree, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Elm Tree are June, July and August.
In Elm Tree, there are 18.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Elm Tree with an average of 1.3°. This is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
In Elm Tree, there are 189.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Elm Tree, there are 41.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Elm Tree 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 July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Elm Tree with 3.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.9 inches in Elm Tree means that it is drier than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Elm Tree with 12.2 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 89.1 rainy days annually in Elm Tree, which is one of the rainiest places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.9 inches in Elm Tree means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Elm Tree with 8.1 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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