Pleasant Prairie, ND Climate


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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Eddy County / Pleasant Prairie / Zip Codes
Pleasant Prairie, ND is located in the northern Great Plains region of the United States near the border with Canada and has a continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Winters are usually dry but snowfall occurs occasionally while summers tend to be humid with frequent thunderstorms. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with hot and often humid summer months, mild fall temperatures, cold and often snowy winter months, and cool spring temperatures. Pleasant Prairie receives an average of 22 inches of precipitation annually.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Pleasant Prairie is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.

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

  ClimatePleasant Prairie, North DakotaUnited States
  20.1 in.38.1 in.
  39.3 in.27.8 in.
  78.8 days106.2 days
  200 days205 days
  81.1°85.8°
  -1.3°21.7°
  6.47
  3.14.3
  1508 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 Pleasant Prairie with an average high temperature of 81.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Dakota. In Pleasant Prairie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Pleasant Prairie are August, June and July.
In Pleasant Prairie, there are 9.6 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 Pleasant Prairie with an average of -1.3°. This is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Pleasant Prairie, there are 185.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
In Pleasant Prairie, there are 46.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 47% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.1 inches in Pleasant Prairie means that it is wetter than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Pleasant Prairie with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 78.8 rainy days annually in Pleasant Prairie, 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 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.3 inches in Pleasant Prairie means that it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Pleasant Prairie with 9.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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