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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Rolette County / St. John / Zip Codes
St. John, ND has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is 82°F (28°C) while the average temperature in January is 9°F (-13°C). Precipitation is relatively low, with the majority of precipitation occurring between May and October. Thunderstorms occur during summer months, but rarely cause significant damage or disruption to daily life. Winters can be very cold and windy, making it necessary for residents to bundle up when going outside for extended periods of time.

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

St. John averages 45 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in St. John. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. John gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -5
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 45 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. John is 6.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in North Dakota.

9 Summer - 3.3 Winter
July, August and June are the most pleasant months in St. John, 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 St. John with an average high temperature of 77.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in North Dakota. In St. John, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. John are July, August and June.
In St. John, there are 4.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. John with an average of -5.1°. This is one of the coldest places in North Dakota.
In St. John, there are 203.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in North Dakota.
In St. John, there are 59.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in North Dakota.
Humidity in St. John 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 St. John with 3.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 49% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.2 inches in St. John means that it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in St. John with 11.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.2 rainy days. There are 79.7 rainy days annually in St. John, 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 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 44.6 inches in St. John means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in St. John with 8.4 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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