Butte, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BUTTE 5SE, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Butte has an annual average temperature of 41°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 81.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 0.7°F).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,853
Cooling need
207

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

12 of 366 (3.3%) of Butte'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.

1920s
9
1930s
48
1940s
22
1950s
31
1960s
47
1970s
30
1980s
65
1990s
46
2000s
38
2010s
30

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 19.3°F 0.7°F 10.0°F in
February 23.6°F 4.5°F 14.0°F in
March 36.3°F 16.4°F 26.3°F in
April 53.3°F 29.2°F 41.2°F in
May 66.4°F 41.7°F 54.0°F in
June 75.1°F 52.0°F 63.5°F in
July 80.9°F 56.8°F 68.8°F in
August 81.2°F 55.0°F 68.1°F in
September 71.6°F 45.8°F 58.7°F in
October 55.3°F 32.5°F 43.9°F in
November 37.1°F 18.4°F 27.7°F in
December 24.5°F 6.7°F 15.6°F in
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