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30-year climate normals

Cavalier County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

76.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of -5.0°F.

Cavalier County gets 20.75" of precipitation a year and 47.3" of snow, and 52% 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.

0° 20° 40° 60° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 12.5° -5.0° 0.45" 8.2"
February 17.1° -2.0° 0.36" 6.1"
March 29.8° 12.0° 0.59" 6.1"
April 48.0° 27.6° 1.14" 4.4"
May 63.5° 40.4° 3.13" 1.2"
June 71.9° 51.6° 4.17" 0.0"
July 76.6° 55.8° 3.44" 0.0"
August 76.5° 53.8° 2.45" 0.0"
September 67.3° 44.0° 2.11" 0.0"
October 50.9° 30.6° 1.52" 2.6"
November 32.3° 15.7° 0.75" 8.1"
December 18.2° 2.2° 0.64" 10.6"

Rainfall by month

Cavalier County has a distinct wet season. 52% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.45"
February 0.36"
March 0.59"
April 1.14"
May 3.13"
June 4.17"
July 3.44"
August 2.45"
September 2.11"
October 1.52"
November 0.75"
December 0.64"
Annual total 20.75"

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 249
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 10,360
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.61¢/kWh, North Dakota average $34
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $493

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 Cavalier County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Cavalier County?

Cavalier County averages a high of 76.6°F in July and a low of -5.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 20.75 inches, including 47.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Cavalier County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 52% 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 Cavalier County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 76.6°F. That drives 249 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Cavalier County?

Yes. Cavalier County averages 47.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LANGDON EXP FARM, ND US (USC00324958), 5.4 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.