Zip 58575 (Turtle Lake, ND) Climate

58575 Turtle Lake, ND has a continental climate. Summers are warm and humid with the average temperature in July being around 75°F and nights staying around 50°F. Winters are cold with temperatures dipping to below 10°F and some snowfall. Precipitation is evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 25 inches of rainfall annually. The area experiences all four seasons with moderate weather most of the year, making it ideal for outdoor activities like hiking, biking, fishing, and camping.

Turtle Lake (zip 58575), North Dakota gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Turtle Lake (zip 58575) averages 40 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 Turtle Lake (zip 58575). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Turtle Lake (zip 58575) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 76 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 2
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 40 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 58575 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in North Dakota.

9.2 Summer - 3.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 58575 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Turtle Lake, North Dakota	United States
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	82.8°	85.8°
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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 58575 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in North Dakota. In the 58575 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 58575 zip code are June, August and July.

In the 58575 zip code, there are 15.6 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 58575 zip code with an average of 1.6°. This is warmer than most places in North Dakota.

In the 58575 zip code, there are 183.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in North Dakota.

In the 58575 zip code, there are 39.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in North Dakota.

Humidity in the 58575 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 58575 zip code with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 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 17.6 inches in the 58575 zip code means that it is drier than most places in North Dakota.

June is the rainiest month in the 58575 zip code with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.8 rainy days. There are 76.3 rainy days annually in the 58575 zip code, which is about average compared to other 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 40.4 inches in the 58575 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in North Dakota. January is the snowiest month in the 58575 zip code with 9.2 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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