Rugby, ND

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Rugby has an annual average temperature of 38.8°F with about 21 inches of precipitation per year and 43.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 79.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low -3.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.83 in) and January the driest (0.49 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
61.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,534
Cooling need
114

Best time to visit Rugby

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

46 of 366 (12.6%) of Rugby'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.

1900s
6
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
13
1950s
41
1960s
47
1970s
45
1980s
89
1990s
29
2000s
33
2010s
34
2020s
29

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 15.9°F -3.9°F 6.0°F 0.49 in 8.0 in 4
February 20.7°F 0.4°F 10.6°F 0.54 in 6.4 in 4
March 33.8°F 13.6°F 23.7°F 0.90 in 6.5 in 3
April 52.0°F 27.9°F 40.0°F 1.31 in 2.9 in 5
May 66.1°F 40.3°F 53.2°F 3.01 in 0.9 in 10
June 74.8°F 51.0°F 62.9°F 3.83 in 12
July 79.9°F 55.1°F 67.5°F 3.68 in 10
August 79.7°F 53.0°F 66.3°F 2.15 in 8
September 69.8°F 43.5°F 56.7°F 1.75 in 8
October 53.6°F 30.2°F 41.9°F 1.41 in 3.3 in 6
November 34.8°F 15.8°F 25.3°F 0.92 in 7.4 in 3
December 21.3°F 2.6°F 11.9°F 0.99 in 8.0 in 4

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