Climate · Larimore

Larimore, ND climate

Larimore has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to -2°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
80°
580th coolest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
January low
-2°
415th coldest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Rain + melted snow
22 in
396th wettest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Snow a winter
48 in
341st snowiest of 1,453 North Dakota towns
A normal year

What a year in Larimore feels like

Winter

19° / 2°
Typical high / low · 15 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

51° / 29°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 11

Summer

79° / 55°
Typical high / low · 7 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

53° / 33°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 28
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Larimore 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
January15°-2°0.5" 9.9"830 -7° – 22°
February21°2°0.5" 7.1"725 -2° – 26°
March34°16°1.0" 7.4"719 15° – 38°
April52°30°1.3" 3.5"84 31° – 49°
May67°42°2.9" 0110 48° – 61°
June76°53°3.8" 0120 60° – 69°
July80°58°3.6" 0100 61° – 74°
August79°55°2.6" 090 60° – 71°
September70°46°2.2" 090 52° – 64°
October54°33°1.8" 1.6"81 34° – 49°
November35°18°0.8" 6.6"710 14° – 40°
December21°5°0.7" 12.3"925 -1° – 24°
Year50°30°21.6"48.4"105113

“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 Larimore

Larimore gets 22 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 105 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 113 days of the year.

22 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 87% of U.S. towns
48 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 81% of U.S. towns
113 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 95% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.8"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
12"
Frost & the growing season

About 139 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 11 and the first one by September 28. That leaves about 139 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 90% of U.S. towns.

192
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
50
nights below 0° in a normal year
7
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 Larimore

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Larimore, 96% of that work is heating and 4% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

96%heating
9,546 heating degree daysMore heating than 98% of U.S. towns
375 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 87% 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 Larimore

Larimore and its neighbors

Larimore borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.3°. Larimore has both the coldest January nights (-2°) and the hottest July afternoons (80°). Larimore’s January low is -2° and its July high 80°.

Moraine: January low -2°, July high 80°Grace: January low -2°, July high 80°Elm Grove: January low -2°, July high 81°Hegton: January low -2°, July high 81°Chester: January low -2°, July high 81°Avon: January low -2°, July high 81°Larimore: January low -2°, July high 80°Arvilla: January low -2°, July high 80°Larimore: January low -2°, July high 80° LarimoreLarimoreArvilla
ColderMilder-2° to -2°
Larimore-2.3° −0.2°
Larimore-2.1°
Arvilla-2.0° +0.1°

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

Compared with other towns

How Larimore compares

Summer heat80° July high
Cooler than 86% of U.S. towns580th coolest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Winter cold-2° January low
Colder than 98% of U.S. towns415th coldest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Precipitation22" a year
Drier than 87% of U.S. towns396th wettest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Snow48" a winter
Snowier than 81% of U.S. towns341st snowiest of 1,453 North Dakota towns
Growing season139 frost-free days
Shorter than 90% of U.S. towns437th longest 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

+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Larimore averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.6°). The shift is smaller than in 54% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+3.1° now 10°, was 7°
🌷 Spring+0.5° now 40°, was 39°
☀️ Summer+0.2° now 67°, was 67°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 43°, was 42°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Larimore’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. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -7° to 22°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Larimore’s climate

What is the coldest month in Larimore?

January, with a typical high of 15° and a low of -2°.

What is the hottest month in Larimore?

July, with a typical high of 80° and a low of 58°. About 7 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Larimore get?

About 48 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Larimore?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 28, and the last spring frost by May 11.

What is the rainiest month in Larimore?

June, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Larimore itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Grand Forks Intl Airport, ND (21 mi, snow) and Larimore 4sw, ND (5 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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