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30-year climate normals

Ward County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

83.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 4.4°F.

Ward County gets 16.71" of precipitation a year and 45.1" of snow, and 54% 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 23.3° 4.4° 0.28" 9.8"
February 27.0° 7.7° 0.29" 5.4"
March 39.5° 19.0° 0.51" 6.1"
April 55.8° 31.2° 1.00" 4.5"
May 68.9° 43.3° 2.73" 0.7"
June 77.5° 53.6° 3.73" 0.0"
July 83.8° 58.5° 2.50" 0.0"
August 83.7° 56.4° 2.08" 0.0"
September 73.1° 47.1° 1.57" 0.1"
October 56.8° 34.3° 1.15" 1.2"
November 39.7° 20.6° 0.56" 9.2"
December 27.2° 9.3° 0.31" 8.1"

Rainfall by month

Ward County has a distinct wet season. 54% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.28"
February 0.29"
March 0.51"
April 1.00"
May 2.73"
June 3.73"
July 2.50"
August 2.08"
September 1.57"
October 1.15"
November 0.56"
December 0.31"
Annual total 16.71"

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 552
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 8,382
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.61¢/kWh, North Dakota average $75
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $399

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 Ward County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Ward County?

Ward County averages a high of 83.8°F in July and a low of 4.4°F in January. Annual precipitation is 16.71 inches, including 45.1 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Ward County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 54% 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 Ward County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 83.8°F. That drives 552 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Ward County?

Yes. Ward County averages 45.1 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MINOT INTL AP, ND US (USW00024013), 12.6 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.