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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Bowman County / Rhame / Zip Codes
Rhame, ND has a semi-arid continental climate with long, cold winters and short summers. The temperatures range from -17°F in the winter to 86°F in the summer. Winter precipitation is mostly snow, and while spring and autumn bring moderate amounts of rain, summer months are generally dry. The area experiences strong winds year-round due to its location on the Great Plains, making for very chilly wind chill temperatures during the colder months.

Rhame, North Dakota gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rhame averages 40 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Rhame. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rhame gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 74 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Rhame is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Dakota.

9 Summer - 4.3 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in Rhame, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateRhame, North DakotaUnited States
  15.3 in.38.1 in.
  40.3 in.27.8 in.
  74.3 days106.2 days
  210 days205 days
  84.7°85.8°
  6.8°21.7°
  6.67
  3.84.3
  3192 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.

July is the hottest month for Rhame with an average high temperature of 84.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in North Dakota. In Rhame, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rhame are June, September and August.
In Rhame, there are 22.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Rhame with an average of 6.8°. This is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
In Rhame, there are 184.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
In Rhame, there are 28.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Rhame 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 Rhame with 2.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.3 inches in Rhame means that it is one of the driest places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Rhame with 9.9 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 74.3 rainy days annually in Rhame, which is less rainy than most places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.3 inches in Rhame means that it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in Rhame with 7.4 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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