Ellendale, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELLENDALE, ND US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ellendale has an annual average temperature of 43.2°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 2.1°F).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
60°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,244
Cooling need
408

Best time to visit Ellendale

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

9 of 366 (2.5%) of Ellendale'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
17
1900s
66
1910s
4
1930s
57
1940s
18
1950s
46
1960s
24
1970s
33
1980s
38
1990s
23
2000s
23
2010s
17

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 21.4°F 2.1°F 11.8°F in
February 24.6°F 5.2°F 14.9°F in
March 38.3°F 19.2°F 28.8°F in
April 55.1°F 31.9°F 43.5°F in
May 68.9°F 45.3°F 57.1°F in
June 78.2°F 55.8°F 67.0°F in
July 83.2°F 60.3°F 71.8°F in
August 81.5°F 58.0°F 69.8°F in
September 72.9°F 48.6°F 60.8°F in
October 57.1°F 35.1°F 46.1°F in
November 39.7°F 21.0°F 30.3°F in
December 25.5°F 8.4°F 16.9°F in
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