Pleasant View, ND climate
Pleasant View has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, 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 decadeWhat a year in Pleasant View feels like
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Pleasant View 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 | 16° | -2° | 0.5" | 9.9" | 8 | 30 | -7° – 22° |
| February | 21° | 2° | 0.5" | 7.1" | 7 | 25 | -2° – 26° |
| March | 34° | 16° | 1.0" | 7.4" | 7 | 19 | 15° – 38° |
| April | 52° | 30° | 1.3" | 3.5" | 8 | 4 | 31° – 50° |
| May | 67° | 42° | 2.9" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 48° – 61° |
| June | 76° | 54° | 3.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| July | 81° | 58° | 3.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 62° – 75° |
| August | 80° | 55° | 2.7" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 60° – 71° |
| September | 71° | 46° | 2.4" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53° – 64° |
| October | 54° | 34° | 1.8" | 1.6" | 8 | 1 | 35° – 50° |
| November | 36° | 19° | 0.8" | 6.6" | 7 | 10 | 15° – 40° |
| December | 22° | 5° | 0.7" | 12.3" | 9 | 25 | -1° – 24° |
| Year | 51° | 30° | 22.0" | 48.4" | 105 | 113 |
“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 Pleasant View
Pleasant View 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.
About 133 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 16 and the first one by September 27. That leaves about 133 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 93% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Pleasant View
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Pleasant View, 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.
Pleasant View and its neighbors
Pleasant View borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.4°. Chester has the coldest January nights (-2°) and Fairfield the hottest July afternoons (81°). Pleasant View’s January low is -2° and its July high 81°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.7°). The shift is smaller than in 53% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Pleasant View’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 -7° to 22°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Pleasant View’s climate
What is the coldest month in Pleasant View?
January, with a typical high of 16° and a low of -2°.
What is the hottest month in Pleasant View?
July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 58°. About 9 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Pleasant View get?
About 48 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Pleasant View?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 27, and the last spring frost by May 16.
What is the rainiest month in Pleasant View?
June, with 3.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 22 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Pleasant View itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Grand Forks Intl Airport, ND (15 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.