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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / McKenzie County / Blue Butte / Zip Codes
Blue Butte, ND has a continental climate with large variations in temperature from season to season. Summers in Blue Butte are usually hot and dry, while winters can be cold and snowy. Spring and fall are transitional seasons where temperatures vary widely from warm to cold, sometimes even experiencing both in one day. Precipitation levels vary throughout the year, with an average of around 18 inches annually. The area is also prone to seasonal weather patterns such as thunderstorms, heavy snowfall, and strong winds during the summer months.

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

Blue Butte averages 43 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 Blue Butte. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Blue Butte gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 83 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 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 43 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9 Summer - 3.9 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Blue Butte, 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 Blue Butte with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in North Dakota. In Blue Butte, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Blue Butte are June, September and August.
In Blue Butte, there are 22.4 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 Blue Butte with an average of 3.2°. This is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
In Blue Butte, there are 183.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
In Blue Butte, there are 36.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Blue 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 Blue Butte with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.8 inches in Blue Butte means that it is one of the driest places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Blue Butte with 11.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 83.1 rainy days annually in Blue Butte, which is rainier than most places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.7 inches in Blue Butte means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Blue Butte with 9.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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