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Monthly climate in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Turtle Lake features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -12 °C (11 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -35 °C (-31 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 463 mm (18.2 inches) and receives 74 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Turtle Lake enjoys an average of 3099 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 29 minutes to 15 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States §

The warmest months in Turtle Lake are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 22 °C (68 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -12 to -7 °C (11 - 20 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Turtle Lake experiences 65 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 164 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Mean maximum 4°C
(40°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 8°C
(48°F)
Average high -7°C
(21°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Daily mean -11°C
(13°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)
Average low -15°C
(5°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)
Mean minimum -30°C
(-23°F)		 -30°C
(-21°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -15°C
(6°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)
Minimum -35°C
(-31°F)		 -34°C
(-28°F)		 -27°C
(-16°F)		 -21°C
(-5°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)		 -35°C
(-31°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States §

Turtle Lake usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Turtle Lake are January, February and November. On average, 17 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13 (0.5) 17 (0.7) 26 (1.0) 27 (1.1) 41 (1.6) 61 (2.4) 62 (2.4) 65 (2.5) 63 (2.5) 46 (1.8) 20 (0.8) 22 (0.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 5 7 7 8 7 8 6 6 6 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States §

The sunniest months in Turtle Lake are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Turtle Lake: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 146 206 247 258 324 372 381 335 264 211 179 170
Mean daily daylight hours 8h 55m 10h 16m 11h 57m 13h 40m 15h 8m 15h 53m 15h 28m 14h 9m 12h 29m 10h 47m 9h 16m 8h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States §

Turtle Lake 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 Turtle Lake UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 4 5 9 8 10 9 8 7 5 3 2