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30-year climate normals

Divide County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

81.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 0.0°F.

Divide County gets 16.1" of precipitation a year and 40.7" of snow, and 51% 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° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 19.5° 0.0° 0.52" 8.8"
February 23.9° 3.8° 0.40" 4.6"
March 37.1° 15.9° 0.60" 5.2"
April 54.5° 28.6° 0.95" 3.3"
May 67.2° 40.2° 2.23" 1.1"
June 75.3° 50.4° 3.23" 0.0"
July 81.0° 55.2° 2.68" 0.0"
August 80.8° 53.1° 1.66" 0.0"
September 69.9° 43.7° 1.77" 0.0"
October 53.4° 31.0° 1.10" 3.1"
November 35.7° 17.1° 0.53" 5.6"
December 23.2° 5.0° 0.43" 9.0"

Rainfall by month

Divide County has a distinct wet season. 51% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.52"
February 0.40"
March 0.60"
April 0.95"
May 2.23"
June 3.23"
July 2.68"
August 1.66"
September 1.77"
October 1.10"
November 0.53"
December 0.43"
Annual total 16.1"

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 329
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 9,318
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.61¢/kWh, North Dakota average $45
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $444

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 Divide County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Divide County?

Divide County averages a high of 81.0°F in July and a low of 0.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 16.1 inches, including 40.7 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Divide County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 51% 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 Divide County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 81.0°F. That drives 329 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Divide County?

Yes. Divide County averages 40.7 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CROSBY, ND US (USC00321871), 11.8 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.