Zip 58002 (Absaraka, ND) Climate


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United States / North Dakota / Fargo Metro Area / Cass County / No City / Absaraka (zip 58002)
58002 Absaraka, ND has a temperate climate with very cold winters and mild summers. Average temperatures range from -9°F in January to 68°F in July. During the summer months, humidity levels tend to be higher than in the winter months. The area receives an average of 20 inches of precipitation per year, most of which falls between April and September. There can be occasional bouts of snow and hail throughout the winter months, although this tends to be infrequent.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 58002 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in North Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 58002 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateAbsaraka, North DakotaUnited States
  21.7 in.38.1 in.
  35.4 in.27.8 in.
  70.8 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  83.0°85.8°
  -2.2°21.7°
  6.67
  3.14.3
  1197 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 the 58002 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Dakota. In the 58002 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 58002 zip code are June, August and July.
In the 58002 zip code, there are 13.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in North Dakota.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 58002 zip code with an average of -2.2°. This is colder than most places in North Dakota.
In the 58002 zip code, there are 182.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.
In the 58002 zip code, there are 47.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.
Humidity in the 58002 zip code 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 the 58002 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 44% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.7 inches in the 58002 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Dakota.
June is the rainiest month in the 58002 zip code with 9.4 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 70.8 rainy days annually in the 58002 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in North Dakota. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.4 inches in the 58002 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in the 58002 zip code with 8.0 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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