Stanley, ND
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from STANLEY 3 NNW, ND US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Stanley has an annual average temperature of 38.7°F with about 19.3 inches of precipitation per year and 47.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 80.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low -0.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.86 in) and January the driest (0.54 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Stanley
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →10 of 366 (2.7%) of Stanley'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 | 19 | |
| 1940s | 63 | |
| 1950s | 40 | |
| 1960s | 43 | |
| 1970s | 15 | |
| 1980s | 64 | |
| 1990s | 49 | |
| 2000s | 37 | |
| 2010s | 36 |
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 | 17.3°F | -0.6°F | 8.4°F | 0.54 in | 7.6 in | 9 |
| February | 21.5°F | 2.5°F | 12.0°F | 0.55 in | 7.1 in | 8 |
| March | 34.2°F | 14.0°F | 24.1°F | 0.79 in | 7.5 in | 8 |
| April | 51.4°F | 26.4°F | 38.9°F | 1.33 in | 4.6 in | 9 |
| May | 64.4°F | 38.1°F | 51.2°F | 2.49 in | 1.3 in | 11 |
| June | 73.1°F | 49.0°F | 61.0°F | 3.86 in | — | 14 |
| July | 79.7°F | 53.9°F | 66.8°F | 3.09 in | — | 11 |
| August | 80.3°F | 51.7°F | 66.0°F | 2.14 in | — | 9 |
| September | 69.6°F | 42.1°F | 55.9°F | 1.82 in | 0.2 in | 9 |
| October | 52.8°F | 29.4°F | 41.1°F | 1.31 in | 3.8 in | 9 |
| November | 34.8°F | 16.3°F | 25.6°F | 0.73 in | 5.1 in | 8 |
| December | 22.2°F | 5.2°F | 13.7°F | 0.63 in | 10.2 in | 9 |
Climate twins of Stanley
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