Zip 58262 (Mountain, ND) Climate

The climate in 58262 Mountain, ND is generally mild with four distinct seasons. Summers are warm and largely dry with temperatures often reaching into the 80s. Winters are cold and snowy, with frequent snowstorms blanketing the area with up to a foot of snow at a time. Spring and autumn tend to be milder than the other two seasons, with temperatures usually hovering around freezing or in the 40s or 50s. Regardless of season, however, it is always important to dress appropriately for weather conditions!

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 58262 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 3.5 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 58262 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Mountain, North Dakota	United States
	20.3 in.	38.1 in.
	37.5 in.	27.8 in.
	73.9 days	106.2 days
	197 days	205 days
	80.7°	85.8°
	-1.8°	21.7°
	6.4	7
	2.9	4.3
	1052 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

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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 58262 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Dakota. In the 58262 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 58262 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 58262 zip code, 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 the 58262 zip code with an average of -1.8°. This is colder than most places in North Dakota.

In the 58262 zip code, there are 177.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.

In the 58262 zip code, there are 48.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.

Humidity in the 58262 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 58262 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.3 inches in the 58262 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in North Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 58262 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 73.9 rainy days annually in the 58262 zip code, which is less rainy than most 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 37.5 inches in the 58262 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in North Dakota. December is the snowiest month in the 58262 zip code with 7.9 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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