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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Burke County / Flaxton / Zip Codes
Flaxton, ND has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are usually warm and sunny and often quite humid, while winters are cold and snowy with occasional periods of extreme cold. Spring and fall are mild in between these two extremes, though temperatures can still vary significantly between day and night. Precipitation is spread evenly throughout the year, with an average of about 18 inches annually.

Flaxton, North Dakota gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

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

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Flaxton. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Flaxton gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -1
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Flaxton, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFlaxton, North DakotaUnited States
  16.3 in.38.1 in.
  34.9 in.27.8 in.
  69.4 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  80.0°85.8°
  -1.2°21.7°
  6.47
  3.14.3
  1939 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 Flaxton with an average high temperature of 80.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Dakota. In Flaxton, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Flaxton are July, August and June.
In Flaxton, there are 9.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Flaxton with an average of -1.2°. This is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Flaxton, there are 196.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Flaxton, there are 49.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Flaxton 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 Flaxton with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 49% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.3 inches in Flaxton means that it is drier than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Flaxton with 9.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 69.4 rainy days annually in Flaxton, which is less rainy than most places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.9 inches in Flaxton means that it is less snowy than most places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in Flaxton with 8.5 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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