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30-year climate normals

Bowman County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

82.7°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 6.5°F.

Bowman County gets 17.08" of precipitation a year and 48.2" of snow, and 47% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 26.3° 6.5° 0.56" 7.6"
February 29.9° 8.8° 0.62" 7.6"
March 40.8° 18.3° 0.80" 7.4"
April 52.9° 28.5° 1.56" 8.0"
May 64.0° 39.9° 2.72" 1.9"
June 74.2° 50.0° 3.10" 0.0"
July 82.7° 55.8° 2.13" 0.0"
August 82.4° 53.5° 1.41" 0.0"
September 72.1° 43.3° 1.59" 0.0"
October 55.6° 30.5° 1.56" 3.9"
November 40.7° 18.7° 0.53" 5.4"
December 29.8° 9.7° 0.50" 6.4"

Rainfall by month

Bowman County has a distinct wet season. 47% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.56"
February 0.62"
March 0.80"
April 1.56"
May 2.72"
June 3.10"
July 2.13"
August 1.41"
September 1.59"
October 1.56"
November 0.53"
December 0.50"
Annual total 17.08"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 396
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,638
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.61¢/kWh, North Dakota average $54
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $411

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Bowman County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Bowman County?

Bowman County averages a high of 82.7°F in July and a low of 6.5°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.08 inches, including 48.2 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Bowman County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 47% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Bowman County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 82.7°F. That drives 396 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Bowman County?

Yes. Bowman County averages 48.2 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BOWMAN, ND US (USC00320995), 8.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, North Dakota residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.