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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / McLean County / Medicine Hill / Zip Codes
Medicine Hill, ND has a moderate climate with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer months can reach into the high 70s and low 80s, while temperatures in the winter months can dip below freezing. The town receives an average of 22 inches of precipitation annually, mostly during the summer months in the form of light showers and thunderstorms. Winters tend to be dry with occasional snowfall. Medicine Hill is known for its sunny days throughout the year and is considered by many to be a pleasant place to live.

Medicine Hill, North Dakota gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Medicine Hill averages 41 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 Medicine Hill. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medicine Hill gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 76 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Medicine Hill, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMedicine Hill, North DakotaUnited States
  17.6 in.38.1 in.
  40.5 in.27.8 in.
  76.3 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  82.8°85.8°
  1.6°21.7°
  6.57
  3.14.3
  1986 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 Medicine Hill with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Dakota. In Medicine Hill, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Medicine Hill are June, August and July.
In Medicine Hill, there are 15.7 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 Medicine Hill with an average of 1.6°. This is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
In Medicine Hill, there are 183.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
In Medicine Hill, there are 39.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Medicine Hill 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 Medicine Hill with 3.5 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 17.6 inches in Medicine Hill means that it is drier than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Medicine Hill with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 76.3 rainy days annually in Medicine Hill, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.5 inches in Medicine Hill means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in Medicine Hill with 9.2 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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