Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Harrison features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -4 °C (26 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -28 °C (-19 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 510 mm (20.1 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Harrison enjoys an average of 3343 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 4 minutes to 15 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Harrison are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 23 °C (68 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -4 to 0 °C (26 - 31 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Harrison experiences 85 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 142 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Mean maximum | 13°C (56°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average high | 4°C (39°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Daily mean | -2°C (29°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 7°C (46°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -0°C (31°F) |
Average low | -6°C (21°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -3°C (27°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -5°C (22°F) |
Mean minimum | -20°C (-3°F) | -22°C (-7°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -11°C (12°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -12°C (10°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Minimum | -23°C (-10°F) | -28°C (-19°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (46°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -19°C (-3°F) | -18°C (-0°F) | -27°C (-16°F) |
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Harrison usually has the most precipitation in April, May and June, with an average of 11 rainy days and 68 mm (2.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Harrison are January, November and December. On average, 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16 (0.6) | 28 (1.1) | 57 (2.2) | 57 (2.3) | 91 (3.6) | 57 (2.2) | 43 (1.7) | 35 (1.4) | 35 (1.4) | 45 (1.8) | 22 (0.9) | 26 (1.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Harrison are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Harrison: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 169 | 217 | 269 | 283 | 304 | 367 | 383 | 352 | 293 | 255 | 231 | 215 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 26m | 10h 33m | 11h 58m | 13h 25m | 14h 38m | 15h 15m | 14h 55m | 13h 49m | 12h 25m | 10h 59m | 9h 43m | 9h 4m |
Harrison experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Harrison UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |