Balta, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ESMOND 9 NNW, ND US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Balta has an annual average temperature of 39.1°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 80.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low -4.2°F).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
63.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,504
Cooling need
177

Best time to visit Balta

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

303 of 366 (82.8%) of Balta's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

2010s
311
2020s
55

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 14.5°F -4.2°F 5.2°F in
February 19.7°F -1.5°F 9.1°F in
March 33.3°F 12.8°F 23.1°F in
April 51.4°F 27.9°F 39.7°F in
May 65.9°F 42.0°F 54.0°F in
June 73.7°F 52.9°F 63.3°F in
July 79.5°F 57.3°F 68.4°F in
August 80.2°F 54.8°F 67.5°F in
September 70.6°F 45.0°F 57.8°F in
October 54.2°F 31.2°F 42.7°F in
November 35.7°F 16.2°F 26.0°F in
December 21.9°F 2.7°F 12.3°F in
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