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30-year climate normals

Wells County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — August

80.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 1.2°F.

Wells County gets 17.27" of precipitation a year and 33.5" 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 18.8° 1.2° 0.37" 7.5"
February 23.6° 5.3° 0.44" 5.2"
March 35.7° 17.0° 0.46" 4.6"
April 53.5° 29.3° 0.90" 1.8"
May 66.8° 41.8° 2.74" 0.1"
June 75.2° 52.5° 3.22" 0.0"
July 80.4° 56.5° 2.91" 0.0"
August 80.5° 54.2° 2.04" 0.0"
September 71.6° 45.9° 2.08" 0.0"
October 55.4° 32.9° 1.08" 0.6"
November 36.2° 18.6° 0.56" 4.5"
December 23.1° 6.3° 0.47" 9.2"

Rainfall by month

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

January 0.37"
February 0.44"
March 0.46"
April 0.90"
May 2.74"
June 3.22"
July 2.91"
August 2.04"
September 2.08"
October 1.08"
November 0.56"
December 0.47"
Annual total 17.27"

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 364
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 9,098
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.61¢/kWh, North Dakota average $50
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $433

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 Wells County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Wells County?

Wells County averages a high of 80.5°F in August and a low of 1.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 17.27 inches, including 33.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Wells 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 Wells County?

The average daily high in August, the hottest month, is 80.5°F. That drives 364 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Wells County?

Yes. Wells County averages 33.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station FESSENDEN, ND US (USC00322949), 5.3 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.