Tepee Butte, ND Climate


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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Hettinger County / Tepee Butte / Zip Codes
Tepee Butte, ND enjoys a continental climate with long, cold winters and hot summers. Winters typically have below-freezing temperatures and snowfall throughout the season. Summers are hot and dry, with occasional thunderstorms bringing welcome relief from the heat. Rainfall is moderate year-round, though spring is usually the wettest time of year. The area has low humidity, making for pleasant days even in summertime.

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

Tepee Butte averages 39 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 Tepee Butte. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tepee Butte gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

  ClimateTepee Butte, North DakotaUnited States
  16.2 in.38.1 in.
  39.2 in.27.8 in.
  71.0 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  83.8°85.8°
  5.3°21.7°
  6.67
  34.3
  2679 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 Tepee Butte with an average high temperature of 83.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Dakota. In Tepee Butte, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tepee Butte are June, August and July.
In Tepee Butte, there are 19.8 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 Tepee Butte with an average of 5.3°. This is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
In Tepee Butte, there are 187.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Tepee Butte, there are 32.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Tepee Butte 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 Tepee Butte with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.2 inches in Tepee Butte means that it is one of the driest places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Tepee Butte with 9.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 71.0 rainy days annually in Tepee Butte, which is less rainy than most places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.2 inches in Tepee Butte means that it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Tepee Butte with 7.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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