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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Benson County / Knox / Zip Codes
Knox, ND enjoys a generally mild climate with weather that changes seasonally. Summer months in Knox tend to be warm, sunny, and humid, while winters are cold and dry. The average annual temperature is around 44°F with an average low of 25°F in the winter and average highs of 65°F during the summer months. Rainfall averages around 20 inches per year in Knox, making this area quite arid. Occasional snow can occur throughout the winter months as well.

Knox, North Dakota gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Knox averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Knox. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Knox gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -4
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Knox is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in North Dakota.

9.1 Summer - 3.6 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Knox, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateKnox, North DakotaUnited States
  19.4 in.38.1 in.
  34.8 in.27.8 in.
  78.0 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  80.9°85.8°
  -4.4°21.7°
  6.37
  34.3
  1601 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 Knox with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Dakota. In Knox, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Knox are August, June and July.
In Knox, there are 9.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Knox with an average of -4.4°. This is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Knox, there are 198.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Dakota.
In Knox, there are 55.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Knox 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 Knox with 3.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.4 inches in Knox means that it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Knox with 10.7 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 78.0 rainy days annually in Knox, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 34.8 inches in Knox means that it is less snowy than most places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in Knox with 7.9 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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