Zip 58783 (Souris, ND) Climate

The climate in 58783 Souris, ND is typically warm and temperate. The summers are usually warm and humid, with temperatures reaching into the 80s Fahrenheit during the day and cooling down to the 60s at night. Winters can be cold and snowy with temperatures dropping into the teens during the day and below zero at night. Precipitation is generally consistent year round, with an average of 25 inches per year that includes both rain and snow.

Souris (zip 58783), North Dakota gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Souris (zip 58783) averages 42 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 Souris (zip 58783). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Souris (zip 58783) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 90 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 -4
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 42 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 58783 zip code 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 the 58783 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Souris, North Dakota	United States
	17.7 in.	38.1 in.
	42.3 in.	27.8 in.
	89.5 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	80.9°	85.8°
	-3.7°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	3	4.3
	1505 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 58783 zip code with an average high temperature of 80.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in North Dakota. In the 58783 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 58783 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 58783 zip code, 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 the 58783 zip code with an average of -3.7°. This is colder than most places in North Dakota.

In the 58783 zip code, there are 192.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in North Dakota.

In the 58783 zip code, 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 the 58783 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 58783 zip code 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 the 58783 zip code means that it is drier than most places in North Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 58783 zip code 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 the 58783 zip code, 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 the 58783 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in the 58783 zip code with 9.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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