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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Bottineau County / Scandia / Zip Codes
Scandia, ND has a humid continental climate with long, cold winters and warm, short summers. The average January temperature is -1 degrees Fahrenheit and the average July temperature is 75 degrees Fahrenheit. The area receives an average of 19 inches of precipitation per year with snowfall amounting to 40 inches on average. The area experiences all four seasons, making it a great place to experience the beauty of nature any time of the year.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

9.1 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in Scandia, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateScandia, North DakotaUnited States
  17.7 in.38.1 in.
  42.3 in.27.8 in.
  89.5 days106.2 days
  201 days205 days
  80.9°85.8°
  -3.7°21.7°
  6.37
  34.3
  1522 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 Scandia with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Dakota. In Scandia, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Scandia are June, August and July.
In Scandia, there are 10.5 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 Scandia with an average of -3.7°. This is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Scandia, there are 192.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Scandia, there are 52.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in Scandia 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 Scandia with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January 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 17.7 inches in Scandia means that it is drier than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Scandia with 12.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 89.5 rainy days annually in Scandia, which is one of the rainiest places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 42.3 inches in Scandia means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in Scandia with 9.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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