Butte, ND
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BUTTE 5SE, ND US.
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
Best time to visit Butte
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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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