Kottke Valley, ND climate
Kottke Valley has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 0°, and about 52 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Kottke Valley feels like
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Kottke Valley 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 | 18° | 0° | 0.4" | 8.3" | 7 | 28 | -4° – 27° |
| February | 23° | 4° | 0.4" | 6.9" | 6 | 23 | -4° – 26° |
| March | 36° | 17° | 0.6" | 7.8" | 6 | 17 | 13° – 40° |
| April | 53° | 29° | 1.0" | 4.4" | 7 | 5 | 29° – 50° |
| May | 67° | 42° | 2.5" | 1.8" | 10 | 0 | 48° – 61° |
| June | 76° | 53° | 3.7" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| July | 82° | 57° | 2.7" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 62° – 74° |
| August | 81° | 54° | 2.0" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 61° – 73° |
| September | 71° | 45° | 1.6" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53° – 64° |
| October | 55° | 32° | 1.3" | 3.6" | 7 | 2 | 34° – 48° |
| November | 36° | 18° | 0.6" | 8.9" | 6 | 13 | 13° – 39° |
| December | 23° | 6° | 0.5" | 10.1" | 7 | 25 | 3° – 26° |
| Year | 52° | 30° | 17.2" | 51.8" | 93 | 114 |
“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 Kottke Valley
Kottke Valley 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 93 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 114 days of the year.
About 145 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 9 and the first one by October 1. That leaves about 145 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 85% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Kottke Valley
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Kottke Valley, 95% of that work is heating and 5% 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.
Kottke Valley and its neighbors
Kottke Valley borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.6°. Egg Creek has the coldest January nights (-1°) and Surrey the hottest July afternoons (82°). Kottke Valley’s January low is 0° and its July high 82°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Kottke Valley 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 Kottke Valley averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.1°). The shift is smaller than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Kottke Valley’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -4° to 27°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Kottke Valley’s climate
What is the coldest month in Kottke Valley?
January, with a typical high of 18° and a low of 0°.
What is the hottest month in Kottke Valley?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 57°. About 15 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Kottke Valley get?
About 52 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Kottke Valley?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 1, and the last spring frost by May 9.
What is the rainiest month in Kottke Valley?
June, with 3.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 17 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Kottke Valley itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Minot Exp Stn, ND (19 mi, snow) and Granville, ND (6 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.