Devils Lake, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DEVILS LAKE KDLR, ND US.

Dwb Monsoon continental (warm summer) climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Devils Lake has an annual average temperature of 40.2°F with about 20 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 79.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low -1.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.82 in) and February the driest (0.38 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
62.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,150
Cooling need
222

Best time to visit Devils Lake

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Devils Lake'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
28
1930s
83
1940s
40
1950s
40
1960s
39
1970s
32
1980s
37
1990s
28
2000s
29
2010s
10

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 16.2°F -1.8°F 7.2°F 0.48 in 8
February 20.9°F 1.5°F 11.2°F 0.38 in 6
March 33.2°F 15.0°F 24.1°F 0.64 in 6
April 51.1°F 31.0°F 41.1°F 0.96 in 6
May 65.0°F 44.1°F 54.6°F 2.47 in 11
June 74.2°F 54.9°F 64.6°F 3.76 in 13
July 79.4°F 59.3°F 69.4°F 3.82 in 10
August 78.8°F 57.2°F 68.0°F 2.43 in 9
September 69.0°F 48.5°F 58.8°F 1.96 in 8
October 52.8°F 34.4°F 43.6°F 1.51 in 8
November 34.8°F 18.2°F 26.5°F 0.75 in 6
December 21.8°F 4.7°F 13.3°F 0.82 in 8

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