Niagara, ND

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PETERSBURG 2 N, ND US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Niagara has an annual average temperature of 38.6°F with about 20.2 inches of precipitation per year and 42.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 78.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low -4.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.84 in) and January the driest (0.44 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
63.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,645
Cooling need
144

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

46 of 366 (12.6%) of Niagara'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.

1930s
0
1940s
28
1950s
52
1960s
42
1970s
36
1980s
63
1990s
42
2000s
42
2010s
34
2020s
27

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 13.7°F -4.2°F 4.8°F 0.44 in 6.3 in 4
February 18.6°F -0.7°F 9.0°F 0.45 in 7.7 in 4
March 31.3°F 13.2°F 22.2°F 0.50 in 7.7 in 3
April 49.7°F 28.4°F 39.0°F 0.94 in 2.2 in 5
May 64.9°F 41.9°F 53.4°F 2.79 in 0.6 in 9
June 74.3°F 53.1°F 63.7°F 3.84 in 10
July 78.9°F 57.5°F 68.2°F 3.61 in 9
August 78.3°F 54.9°F 66.6°F 2.51 in 7
September 68.9°F 45.2°F 57.0°F 2.12 in 7
October 52.3°F 31.7°F 42.0°F 1.66 in 2.2 in 7
November 34.0°F 17.1°F 25.6°F 0.73 in 4.9 in 4
December 19.9°F 3.6°F 11.8°F 0.64 in 10.9 in 4

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