Crown Hill, ND climate
Crown Hill has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 53 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Crown Hill feels like
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Crown Hill weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20° | 1° | 0.5" | 9.6" | 7 | 30 | -2° – 25° |
| February | 25° | 5° | 0.5" | 7.9" | 6 | 26 | -3° – 28° |
| March | 38° | 17° | 0.8" | 9.2" | 6 | 20 | 17° – 42° |
| April | 54° | 29° | 1.3" | 5.7" | 7 | 5 | 32° – 49° |
| May | 67° | 41° | 2.7" | 0.7" | 10 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| June | 76° | 52° | 3.4" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 59° – 69° |
| July | 82° | 57° | 3.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 63° – 76° |
| August | 81° | 55° | 2.2" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| September | 72° | 45° | 1.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53° – 64° |
| October | 56° | 32° | 1.6" | 2.5" | 7 | 2 | 36° – 49° |
| November | 38° | 19° | 0.6" | 6.6" | 5 | 11 | 16° – 39° |
| December | 25° | 7° | 0.6" | 11.0" | 6 | 25 | 4° – 25° |
| Year | 53° | 30° | 18.9" | 53.2" | 87 | 119 |
“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 and snow in Crown Hill
Crown Hill gets 19 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 87 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 119 days of the year.
About 133 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 15 and the first one by September 25. That leaves about 133 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 93% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Crown Hill
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Crown Hill, 96% of that work is heating and 4% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
Crown Hill and its neighbors
Crown Hill borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.7°. Thelma has both the coldest January nights (1°) and the hottest July afternoons (83°). Crown Hill’s January low is 1° and its July high 82°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Crown Hill compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Crown Hill averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.2°). The shift is larger than in 62% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Crown Hill’s spot on NOAA’s grid
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 -3° to 28°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Crown Hill’s climate
What is the coldest month in Crown Hill?
January, with a typical high of 20° and a low of 1°.
What is the hottest month in Crown Hill?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 57°. About 12 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Crown Hill get?
About 53 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Crown Hill?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 25, and the last spring frost by May 15.
What is the rainiest month in Crown Hill?
June, with 3.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 19 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Crown Hill itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Napoleon, ND (22 mi, snow) and Steele 4n, ND (9 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.