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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / McIntosh County / Ashley / Zip Codes
Ashley, ND has a warm-summer humid continental climate, which is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summer months ranging from June to August is around 80°F, with occasional temperatures reaching into the 90s. Winters are cold in Ashley, with January being the coldest month of the year with an average temperature of just 18°F. Precipitation throughout the year is fairly light, averaging about 16 inches annually. Snowfall averages around 20 inches per year, with most of this occurring between November and April.

Ashley, North Dakota gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ashley averages 38 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 Ashley. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ashley gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 84 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Ashley is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 3.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Ashley, 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 Ashley with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in North Dakota. In Ashley, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Ashley are August, June and July.
In Ashley, there are 11.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Ashley with an average of 2.3°. This is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
In Ashley, there are 182.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
In Ashley, there are 35.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Ashley 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 Ashley with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.3 inches in Ashley means that it is wetter than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Ashley with 10.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 84.2 rainy days annually in Ashley, which is rainier 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 37.9 inches in Ashley means that it is less snowy than most places in North Dakota. March is the snowiest month in Ashley with 7.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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