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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / McKenzie County / Alex / Zip Codes
Alex, ND has a relatively mild climate with short and hot summers, as well as cold and dry winters. The average annual temperature is around 44°F (7°C), while the average summer temperature is around 70°F (21°C) and the average winter temperature is around 14°F (-10°C). Precipitation is moderate throughout the year, with an average of 21 inches (53 cm) per year. Snowfall usually begins in late October or early November and continues until March or April.

Alex, North Dakota gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alex averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

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

Alex gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 3
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Alex, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Alex with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in North Dakota. In Alex, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Alex are June, September and August.
In Alex, there are 24.8 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 Alex with an average of 3.1°. This is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
In Alex, there are 182.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
In Alex, there are 35.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Alex 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 Alex with 2.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 48% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 14.4 inches in Alex means that it is one of the driest places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Alex with 10.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 79.4 rainy days annually in Alex, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.3 inches in Alex means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Alex with 9.3 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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