Nome, ND

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

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 5b USDA hardiness Zone 5b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

20° 40° 60° 80° J F M A M J J A S O N D
Avg high Avg low

Climate summary

Nome has an annual average temperature of 45.1°F with about 23.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 3.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (4.13 in) and January the driest (0.54 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
60.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,716
Cooling need
537

Best time to visit Nome

Full guide →

Climate change signal

All-time records →

83 of 366 (22.7%) of Nome'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.

1950s
62
1960s
47
1970s
50
1980s
37
1990s
22
2000s
47
2010s
55
2020s
46

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 22.5°F 3.3°F 12.9°F 0.54 in
February 27.2°F 7.1°F 17.2°F 0.64 in
March 40.2°F 20.3°F 30.3°F 1.18 in
April 57.4°F 33.6°F 45.5°F 1.51 in
May 71.4°F 46.8°F 59.1°F 3.17 in
June 80.3°F 57.7°F 69.0°F 4.13 in
July 84.9°F 61.1°F 73.0°F 3.40 in
August 83.2°F 58.7°F 70.9°F 2.70 in
September 75.7°F 50.2°F 63.0°F 2.66 in
October 59.4°F 37.1°F 48.3°F 2.14 in
November 41.9°F 23.2°F 32.6°F 0.82 in
December 27.6°F 10.3°F 18.9°F 0.68 in

Climate twins of Nome

Why these? →

The most climatically similar US cities at least 140 miles away (by monthly temperature + precipitation pattern).

Frost dates
Last spring / first fall frost
All-time records
Hottest, coldest, wettest
Planting calendar
What to plant, and when

Compare Nome to another city