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United States / North Dakota / No Metro Area / Eddy County / Superior / Zip Codes
Superior, ND has a continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm with temperatures usually around 80°F (27°C) during the day and cool nights. Winters are cold and snowy, with temperatures averaging in the low 20s Fahrenheit (-5° to -6°C). Spring is usually quite rainy and mild while autumn is usually cool and dry. The area gets an average of 19 inches of precipitation annually, mainly in spring and summer months.

Superior, North Dakota gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Superior averages 39 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 Superior. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Superior gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -1
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Superior 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 Superior, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSuperior, 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
  1506 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 Superior with an average high temperature of 81.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Dakota. In Superior, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Superior are August, June and July.
In Superior, 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 Superior with an average of -1.3°. This is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In Superior, 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 Superior, 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 Superior 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 Superior 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 Superior means that it is wetter than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in Superior 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 Superior, 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 Superior means that it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Superior with 9.5 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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