Dawson, ND
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STEELE 4N, ND US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Dawson has an annual average temperature of 41.6°F with about 21.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 81.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 1.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.43 in) and February the driest (0.61 in).
Best time to visit Dawson
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →21 of 366 (5.7%) of Dawson'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.
| 1890s | 11 | |
| 1900s | 21 | |
| 1910s | 16 | |
| 1920s | 33 | |
| 1930s | 89 | |
| 1940s | 21 | |
| 1950s | 37 | |
| 1960s | 29 | |
| 1970s | 18 | |
| 1980s | 11 | |
| 1990s | 30 | |
| 2000s | 17 | |
| 2010s | 25 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
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 | 20.5°F | 1.4°F | 10.9°F | 0.63 in | — | 6 |
| February | 24.9°F | 5.5°F | 15.2°F | 0.61 in | — | 5 |
| March | 38.0°F | 17.5°F | 27.7°F | 0.95 in | — | 5 |
| April | 54.5°F | 29.4°F | 41.9°F | 1.41 in | — | 7 |
| May | 67.3°F | 41.4°F | 54.3°F | 2.81 in | — | 10 |
| June | 75.8°F | 52.0°F | 63.9°F | 3.43 in | — | 11 |
| July | 81.8°F | 56.9°F | 69.4°F | 3.36 in | — | 10 |
| August | 81.2°F | 54.5°F | 67.8°F | 2.57 in | — | 8 |
| September | 72.0°F | 45.6°F | 58.8°F | 2.12 in | — | 7 |
| October | 56.1°F | 32.4°F | 44.3°F | 1.81 in | — | 7 |
| November | 38.8°F | 18.9°F | 28.8°F | 0.86 in | — | 5 |
| December | 25.0°F | 7.5°F | 16.3°F | 0.80 in | — | 6 |
Climate twins of Dawson
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