Oakes, ND
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OAKES, ND US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Avg high
Avg low
Climate summary
Oakes has an annual average temperature of 41.6°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low -0.5°F).
Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Best time to visit Oakes
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →14 of 366 (3.8%) of Oakes'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 | 2 | |
| 1930s | 110 | |
| 1940s | 47 | |
| 1950s | 26 | |
| 1960s | 23 | |
| 1970s | 31 | |
| 1980s | 65 | |
| 1990s | 22 | |
| 2000s | 15 | |
| 2010s | 25 |
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 | 19.2°F | -0.5°F | 9.3°F | in | — | — |
| February | 24.5°F | 2.8°F | 13.6°F | in | — | — |
| March | 37.7°F | 16.3°F | 27.0°F | in | — | — |
| April | 53.7°F | 29.4°F | 41.6°F | in | — | — |
| May | 68.3°F | 42.9°F | 55.6°F | in | — | — |
| June | 77.6°F | 53.4°F | 65.5°F | in | — | — |
| July | 83.0°F | 58.4°F | 70.7°F | in | — | — |
| August | 81.3°F | 55.3°F | 68.3°F | in | — | — |
| September | 72.0°F | 45.9°F | 58.9°F | in | — | — |
| October | 56.8°F | 32.7°F | 44.7°F | in | — | — |
| November | 38.3°F | 18.3°F | 28.3°F | in | — | — |
| December | 25.1°F | 6.5°F | 15.8°F | in | — | — |
Last spring / first fall frost
All-time recordsHottest, coldest, wettest
Planting calendarWhat to plant, and when