Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Amidon features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -9 °C (15 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -39 °C (-38 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 454 mm (17.9 inches) and receives 77 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Amidon enjoys an average of 3150 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 37 minutes to 15 hours 44 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Amidon are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 23 °C (68 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -9 to -4 °C (15 - 25 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Amidon experiences 69 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 159 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean maximum | 8°C (47°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Average high | -2°C (28°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Daily mean | -7°C (20°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 5°C (40°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -4°C (25°F) |
Average low | -11°C (12°F) | -14°C (6°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -8°C (17°F) |
Mean minimum | -29°C (-19°F) | -28°C (-19°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -10°C (15°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -22°C (-7°F) |
Minimum | -39°C (-38°F) | -37°C (-35°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -18°C (1°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -30°C (-21°F) |
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Amidon usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 9 rainy days and 62 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Amidon are January, November and December. On average, 15 mm (0.6 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) | 11 (0.4) | 19 (0.7) | 22 (0.9) | 35 (1.4) | 68 (2.7) | 49 (1.9) | 58 (2.3) | 60 (2.4) | 50 (2.0) | 48 (1.9) | 17 (0.7) | 18 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Amidon are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Amidon: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 50 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 154 | 201 | 244 | 266 | 307 | 375 | 381 | 339 | 270 | 226 | 195 | 187 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 2m | 10h 20m | 11h 57m | 13h 36m | 15h 1m | 15h 44m | 15h 20m | 14h 4m | 12h 28m | 10h 50m | 9h 22m | 8h 37m |
Amidon experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Amidon UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |