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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Hettinger County / Rifle / Zip Codes
Rifle, ND has a continental climate with cold, dry winters and warm to hot summers. The average high temperature in the winter months is around 10°F and can dip as low as -25°F at night. In the summer months, the average high temperature is around 85°F with lows around 60°F. Precipitation is relatively low throughout the year, averaging only 15 inches of rain or snow annually.

Rifle, North Dakota gets 17 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Rifle averages 37 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 Rifle. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Rifle gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 5
Rain: averages 17 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 4.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Rifle, 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 Rifle with an average high temperature of 84.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in North Dakota. In Rifle, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Rifle are June, September and August.
In Rifle, there are 21.7 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 Rifle with an average of 5.4°. This is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
In Rifle, there are 188.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Rifle, there are 32.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Rifle 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 Rifle with 3.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 43% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.5 inches in Rifle means that it is drier than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Rifle with 9.9 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.5 rainy days. There are 68.6 rainy days annually in Rifle, which is less rainy 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 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 36.6 inches in Rifle means that it is less snowy than most places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in Rifle with 6.4 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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