Beach, North Dakota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Beach's normal year runs from 6°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 16.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.5°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 29°C, 419 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBeach
- Station IDUSC00320590
- Location46.93°N 104.02°W
- Elevation2,800 ft (853 m)
- Population993
On October 22, the normal high in Beach is 53°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 13%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Beach.
- Jan 27° 6°
- Feb 31° 10°
- Mar 43° 20°
- Apr 56° 30°
- May 67° 41°
- Jun 77° 51°
- Jul 85° 56°
- Aug 85° 54°
- Sep 74° 45°
- Oct 57° 32°
- Nov 41° 20°
- Dec 30° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Beach each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 6°F. The most precipitation falls in June (2.50 in), the least in November (0.49 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 6°F | 16.8°F | 0.53 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 31°F | 10°F | 20.7°F | 0.50 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 43°F | 20°F | 31.7°F | 0.79 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 30°F | 43.0°F | 1.70 | 5 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 67°F | 41°F | 54.0°F | 2.36 | 8 | <1 | 6 | 15 h |
| June | 77°F | 51°F | 63.5°F | 2.50 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 85°F | 56°F | 70.1°F | 2.47 | 7 | 9 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 85°F | 54°F | 69.5°F | 1.56 | 5 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 74°F | 45°F | 59.4°F | 1.81 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 32°F | 44.4°F | 1.27 | 5 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 20°F | 30.6°F | 0.49 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 30°F | 10°F | 20.3°F | 0.52 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 31°F | 43.7°F | 16.50 | 63 | 24 | 185 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −14°C | −8.4°C | 13 mm |
| February | −1°C | −12°C | −6.3°C | 13 mm |
| March | 6°C | −6°C | −0.2°C | 20 mm |
| April | 13°C | −1°C | 6.1°C | 43 mm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 60 mm |
| June | 25°C | 10°C | 17.5°C | 64 mm |
| July | 29°C | 13°C | 21.2°C | 63 mm |
| August | 29°C | 12°C | 20.8°C | 40 mm |
| September | 23°C | 7°C | 15.2°C | 46 mm |
| October | 14°C | 0°C | 6.9°C | 32 mm |
| November | 5°C | −6°C | −0.8°C | 12 mm |
| December | −1°C | −12°C | −6.5°C | 13 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Wibaux (8 miles away), gets 38 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00320590; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Beach?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (5).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00320590.
When is the last frost in Beach?
In Beach, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 16 in half of years and after May 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 26 in half of years and before September 10 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 161 year in 10 after May 30; 9 in 10 after May 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 261 year in 10 before September 10; 9 in 10 before October 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 130 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 149 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 6 in half of springs and before October 4 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beach in zone 4a in ZIP code 58654, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Beach's NOAA station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −26°F (17 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Dakota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00320590; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Beach?
In a normal year in Beach, 24 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 185 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 63 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 185a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 64high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 63a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1906) is 110°F, on July 27, 1917; the lowest is −43°F, on February 2, 1917.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2005, with 21.74 in; the snowiest season is 1966–67, with 68.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00320590; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00320590. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Beach?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Beach, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and December the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 1.7 |
| February | 78% | 2.8 |
| March | 74% | 3.9 |
| April | 72% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.9 |
| June | 80% | 6.8 |
| July | 88% | 7.2 |
| August | 86% | 6.0 |
| September | 80% | 4.4 |
| October | 74% | 2.9 |
| November | 74% | 1.9 |
| December | 70% | 1.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Beach need?
A normal year in Beach brings 8,236 heating degree days, 53% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 492 cooling degree days, 46% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,227 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,496 | 0 |
| February | 1,240 | 0 |
| March | 1,032 | 0 |
| April | 661 | 1 |
| May | 353 | 10 |
| June | 111 | 66 |
| July | 31 | 188 |
| August | 41 | 179 |
| September | 215 | 47 |
| October | 640 | 1 |
| November | 1,032 | 0 |
| December | 1,386 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,236 | 492 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00320590. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Beach's climate compare?
Beach is warmer than 89 of the other 91 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 9. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.7°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Beach is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Beach's climate
What is the coldest month in Beach?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 6°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow in Beach?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Beach's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Wibaux (8 miles away), records 38 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Beach?
June, with 2.50 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 0.49 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Beach in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Beach in zone 4a in ZIP code 58654, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Beach's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −26°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come in Beach?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 16; in one year in ten it comes after May 30. Waiting until May 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- North Dakota climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wibaux, MT8 miles from this station, 42.0°F a year
- Carlyle (13 mi NW), MT19 miles from this station, 43.2°F a year
- Trotters (3 mi SSE), ND25 miles from this station, 43.6°F a year
- Medora, ND30 miles from this station, 43.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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