Painted Woods, ND climate
Painted Woods has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Painted Woods feels like
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Painted Woods 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22° | 3° | 0.5" | 7.2" | 4 | -1° – 28° |
| February | 26° | 7° | 0.5" | 6.4" | 5 | -2° – 30° |
| March | 39° | 18° | 0.7" | 6.9" | 5 | 17° – 42° |
| April | 55° | 30° | 1.2" | 4.1" | 5 | 33° – 50° |
| May | 67° | 42° | 2.6" | 0.9" | 10 | 50° – 60° |
| June | 76° | 52° | 3.4" | 0 | 10 | 59° – 69° |
| July | 83° | 57° | 2.8" | 0 | 9 | 63° – 75° |
| August | 82° | 55° | 2.1" | 0 | 6 | 63° – 74° |
| September | 72° | 45° | 1.7" | 0 | 6 | 53° – 64° |
| October | 56° | 33° | 1.3" | 2.4" | 5 | 36° – 50° |
| November | 39° | 19° | 0.6" | 6.6" | 4 | 17° – 40° |
| December | 26° | 9° | 0.6" | 8.6" | 5 | 5° – 28° |
| Year | 54° | 31° | 18.1" | 43.1" | 74 |
“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 Painted Woods
Painted Woods gets 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 74 days a year.
About 142 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 11 and the first one by September 30. That leaves about 142 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 88% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Painted Woods
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Painted Woods, 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.
Painted Woods and its neighbors
Painted Woods borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Glenview has both the coldest January nights (3°) and the hottest July afternoons (83°). Painted Woods’s January low is 3° and its July high 83°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Painted Woods 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 Painted Woods averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.3°). The shift is smaller than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Painted Woods’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 -2° to 30°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Painted Woods’s climate
What is the coldest month in Painted Woods?
January, with a typical high of 22° and a low of 3°.
What is the hottest month in Painted Woods?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 57°. About 9 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Painted Woods get?
About 43 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Painted Woods?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 30, and the last spring frost by May 11.
What is the rainiest month in Painted Woods?
June, with 3.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 18 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Painted Woods itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Washburn, ND (14 mi, snow) and Wilton, 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.