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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Ransom County / Fort Ransom / Zip Codes
Fort Ransom, ND has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the area ranges from -5°F to 87°F throughout the year. Winter is long and cold with an average low of 8°F, while summers are hot and muggy with temperatures ranging from 79°F to 87°F. Precipitation is spread out evenly over the year, though snowfall does tend to accumulate during the winter months. In fact, Fort Ransom usually receives around 43 inches of snow a year, making it one of North Dakota's snowier locations.

Fort Ransom, North Dakota gets 21 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fort Ransom averages 41 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 Fort Ransom. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fort Ransom gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 68 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 1
Rain: averages 21 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fort Ransom is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Dakota.

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

  ClimateFort Ransom, North DakotaUnited States
  21.4 in.38.1 in.
  41.2 in.27.8 in.
  67.7 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  83.9°85.8°
  0.7°21.7°
  6.77
  34.3
  1135 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 Fort Ransom with an average high temperature of 83.9°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Dakota. In Fort Ransom, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fort Ransom are June, August and September.
In Fort Ransom, there are 15.4 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 Fort Ransom with an average of 0.7°. This is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
In Fort Ransom, there are 177.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
In Fort Ransom, there are 40.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Fort Ransom 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.
July is the wettest month in Fort Ransom with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.4 inches in Fort Ransom means that it is wetter than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Fort Ransom with 9.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.4 rainy days. There are 67.7 rainy days annually in Fort Ransom, which is less rainy than most places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 41.2 inches in Fort Ransom means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in Fort Ransom with 8.6 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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