Climate · Spring Grove

Spring Grove, ND climate

Spring Grove has cold winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 0°.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
81°
680th hottest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
January low
0°
777th coldest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Rain + melted snow
18 in
614th driest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
A normal year

What a year in Spring Grove feels like

Winter

22° / 3°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

51° / 28°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 12

Summer

79° / 54°
Typical high / low · 11 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

54° / 31°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 27
Best months to be outsideMayJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Spring Grove weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + melt30-yr range
January18°0°0.5" -5° – 27°
February23°4°0.4" -3° – 27°
March36°16°0.7" 14° – 40°
April53°29°1.1" 29° – 49°
May66°41°2.6" 48° – 61°
June75°52°3.6" 59° – 68°
July81°56°2.7" 62° – 73°
August81°54°2.1" 61° – 72°
September71°44°1.8" 53° – 64°
October55°31°1.4" 34° – 48°
November37°18°0.7" 13° – 39°
December24°6°0.6" 3° – 24°
Year52°29°18.2"

“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 Spring Grove

Spring Grove gets 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest.

18 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 91% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.6"

Snowfall by month

No snow records from a nearby station.
Frost & the growing season

About 137 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 12 and the first one by September 27. That leaves about 137 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 91% of U.S. towns.

191
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
51
nights below 0° in a normal year
11
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 Spring Grove

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

96%heating
9,616 heating degree daysMore heating than 98% of U.S. towns
367 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 Spring Grove

Spring Grove and its neighbors

Spring Grove borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.2°. Anamoose has the coldest January nights (-1°) and Land the hottest July afternoons (81°). Spring Grove’s January low is 0° and its July high 81°.

Balfour: January low 0°, July high 81°Kief: January low 1°, July high 81°Cottonwood Lake: January low 0°, July high 81°Strassburg: January low 1°, July high 81°White: January low -1°, July high 81°Schiller: January low -1°, July high 81°Land: January low 0°, July high 81°Anamoose: January low -1°, July high 81°Drake: January low 0°, July high 81°Strege: January low 0°, July high 81°Rosenfield: January low 1°, July high 81°Spring Grove: January low 0°, July high 81° Spring GroveLandAnamooseDrakeStregeRosenfield
ColderMilder-1° to 1°
Anamoose-0.6° −0.3°
Drake-0.4° −0.1°
Strege-0.4° −0.1°
Spring Grove-0.3°
Land0.4° +0.7°
Rosenfield0.6° +0.9°

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

Compared with other towns

How Spring Grove compares

Summer heat81° July high
Cooler than 80% of U.S. towns680th hottest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Winter cold0° January low
Colder than 97% of U.S. towns777th coldest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Precipitation18" a year
Drier than 91% of U.S. towns614th driest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Growing season137 frost-free days
Shorter than 91% of U.S. towns739th 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 Spring Grove averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.3°). The shift is smaller than in 54% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+3.4° now 12°, was 9°
🌷 Spring+0.2° now 40°, was 40°
☀️ Summer+0.3° now 67°, was 66°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 43°, was 42°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Spring Grove’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 -5° to 27°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Spring Grove’s climate

What is the coldest month in Spring Grove?

January, with a typical high of 18° and a low of 0°.

What is the hottest month in Spring Grove?

July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 56°. About 11 days a year reach 90°.

When is the first frost in Spring Grove?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 27, and the last spring frost by May 12.

What is the rainiest month in Spring Grove?

June, with 3.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 18 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Spring Grove itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Drake 9 Ne, ND (11 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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