Oakes, ND

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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
Heating need
8,706
Cooling need
285

Best time to visit Oakes

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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
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