Climate · Brittian

Brittian, ND climate

Brittian has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
84°
85th hottest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
January low
5°
106th mildest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Rain + melted snow
17 in
264th driest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Snow a winter
51 in
144th snowiest of 1,453 North Dakota towns
A normal year

What a year in Brittian feels like

Winter

28° / 7°
Typical high / low · 18 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

54° / 29°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 16

Summer

81° / 53°
Typical high / low · 30 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

57° / 31°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 25
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Brittian weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January26°5°0.4" 6.8"424 5° – 29°
February30°9°0.5" 8.4"519 -1° – 31°
March42°19°0.8" 9.0"613 18° – 44°
April55°29°1.5" 6.4"74 35° – 49°
May66°40°2.6" 1.6"90 48° – 59°
June76°50°3.0" 0100 58° – 67°
July84°56°2.6" 080 62° – 76°
August83°54°1.8" 060 63° – 74°
September73°44°1.4" 060 52° – 64°
October57°31°1.4" 4.1"62 36° – 49°
November41°19°0.6" 7.3"49 17° – 39°
December29°9°0.4" 7.6"517 6° – 27°
Year55°30°16.9"51.2"7788

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Brittian

Brittian gets 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 77 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 88 days of the year.

17 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 92% of U.S. towns
51 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 84% of U.S. towns
88 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 85% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.0"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
9.0"
Frost & the growing season

About 129 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 16 and the first one by September 25. That leaves about 129 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 95% of U.S. towns.

196
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
34
nights below 0° in a normal year
30
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Brittian

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Brittian, 95% of that work is heating and 5% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

95%heating
8,535 heating degree daysMore heating than 91% of U.S. towns
481 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 78% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Around Brittian

Brittian and its neighbors

Brittian borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.9°. Cannon Ball has the coldest January nights (5°) and Merrill the hottest July afternoons (84°). Brittian’s January low is 5° and its July high 84°.

Mott: January low 5°, July high 84°Ashby: January low 6°, July high 84°Chilton: January low 6°, July high 84°Mott: January low 5°, July high 83°Solon: January low 4°, July high 84°Baer: January low 5°, July high 84°Steiner: January low 5°, July high 84°Castle Rock: January low 5°, July high 84°Cannon Ball: January low 5°, July high 84°Merrill: January low 5°, July high 84°Beery: January low 5°, July high 84°Kern: January low 6°, July high 84°Brittian: January low 5°, July high 84° BrittianCastle RockCannon BallMerrillBeeryKern
ColderMilder4° to 6°
Cannon Ball4.6° −0.4°
Brittian5.0°
Merrill5.0° same
Beery5.0° same
Castle Rock5.4° +0.4°
Kern5.5° +0.5°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Brittian compares

Summer heat84° July high
Cooler than 58% of U.S. towns85th hottest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Winter cold5° January low
Colder than 90% of U.S. towns106th mildest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Precipitation17" a year
Drier than 92% of U.S. towns264th driest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Snow51" a winter
Snowier than 84% of U.S. towns144th snowiest of 1,453 North Dakota towns
Growing season129 frost-free days
Shorter than 95% of U.S. towns426th shortest of 1,688 North Dakota towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.5°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Brittian averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.4°). The shift is larger than in 73% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+3.5° now 18°, was 14°
🌷 Spring+1.1° now 42°, was 41°
☀️ Summer+0.5° now 67°, was 67°
🍂 Fall+1.0° now 44°, was 43°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Brittian’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -1° to 31°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Brittian’s climate

What is the coldest month in Brittian?

January, with a typical high of 26° and a low of 5°.

What is the hottest month in Brittian?

July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 56°. About 30 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Brittian get?

About 51 inches in a normal winter, most of it in March.

When is the first frost in Brittian?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 25, and the last spring frost by May 16.

What is the rainiest month in Brittian?

June, with 3.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 17 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Brittian itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pretty Rock, ND (19 mi, snow) and Mott, ND (7 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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