Beulah, North Dakota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Beulah's normal year runs from 3°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 16.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.2°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 30°C, 429 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBeulah (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00320766
- Location47.26°N 101.79°W
- Elevation1,785 ft (544 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population3,047
On October 23, the normal high in Beulah is 54°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Beulah.
- Jan 23° 3°
- Feb 29° 7°
- Mar 43° 18°
- Apr 58° 29°
- May 69° 41°
- Jun 78° 51°
- Jul 86° 56°
- Aug 86° 54°
- Sep 77° 44°
- Oct 59° 32°
- Nov 41° 18°
- Dec 28° 8°
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 Beulah each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 3°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.29 in), the least in December (0.23 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23°F | 3°F | 13.0°F | 0.26 | 2 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 29°F | 7°F | 18.0°F | 0.53 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 43°F | 18°F | 30.4°F | 0.72 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 29°F | 43.7°F | 1.61 | 5 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 69°F | 41°F | 55.1°F | 2.40 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 h |
| June | 78°F | 51°F | 64.2°F | 3.29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 86°F | 56°F | 70.6°F | 2.50 | 7 | 10 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 86°F | 54°F | 69.8°F | 1.85 | 5 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 77°F | 44°F | 60.3°F | 1.53 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 59°F | 32°F | 45.4°F | 1.33 | 4 | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 18°F | 29.4°F | 0.63 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 28°F | 8°F | 17.9°F | 0.23 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 30°F | 43.2°F | 16.88 | 53 | 29 | 191 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −5°C | −16°C | −10.6°C | 7 mm |
| February | −2°C | −14°C | −7.8°C | 13 mm |
| March | 6°C | −8°C | −0.9°C | 18 mm |
| April | 15°C | −2°C | 6.5°C | 41 mm |
| May | 21°C | 5°C | 12.8°C | 61 mm |
| June | 26°C | 10°C | 17.9°C | 84 mm |
| July | 30°C | 13°C | 21.4°C | 64 mm |
| August | 30°C | 12°C | 21.0°C | 47 mm |
| September | 25°C | 7°C | 15.7°C | 39 mm |
| October | 15°C | 0°C | 7.4°C | 34 mm |
| November | 5°C | −8°C | −1.4°C | 16 mm |
| December | −2°C | −13°C | −7.8°C | 6 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00320766; 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 Beulah?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00320766.
When is the last frost in Beulah?
In Beulah, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 21 in half of years and after June 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 20 in half of years and before September 5 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 211 year in 10 after June 3; 9 in 10 after May 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 201 year in 10 before September 5; 9 in 10 before October 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 121 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 142 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 11 in half of springs and before September 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beulah in zone 4a in ZIP code 58523, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Beulah's NOAA station is in zone 3b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −31°F (16 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in North Dakota · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00320766; 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 Beulah?
In a normal year in Beulah, 29 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 191 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 53 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 29a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 191a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 71high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 53a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1954) is 109°F, on July 15, 2002; the lowest is −46°F, on December 24, 1983.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1963, with 21.24 in; the snowiest season is 1948–49, with 55.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00320766; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00320766. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Beulah?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Beulah, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and November the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 81% | 1.8 |
| February | 83% | 2.9 |
| March | 77% | 3.9 |
| April | 72% | 4.8 |
| May | 73% | 5.8 |
| June | 76% | 6.3 |
| July | 84% | 6.7 |
| August | 82% | 5.5 |
| September | 78% | 4.1 |
| October | 70% | 2.6 |
| November | 68% | 1.6 |
| December | 68% | 1.2 |
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 Beulah need?
A normal year in Beulah brings 8,446 heating degree days, 57% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 529 cooling degree days, 42% 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 2,338 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,610 | 0 |
| February | 1,316 | 0 |
| March | 1,071 | 0 |
| April | 640 | 1 |
| May | 323 | 16 |
| June | 98 | 75 |
| July | 27 | 201 |
| August | 36 | 186 |
| September | 191 | 49 |
| October | 609 | 3 |
| November | 1,068 | 0 |
| December | 1,458 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,446 | 529 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00320766. 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 Beulah's climate compare?
Beulah is warmer than 83 of the other 91 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 13. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.2°F is warmer than 13%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Beulah is Dwb: continental, dry-winter, 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.
Which places near Beulah share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Hazen, ND2,288 people · 8 mi E
- Zap, ND226 people · 6 mi W
- Golden Valley, ND188 people · 13 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Beulah's climate
What is the coldest month in Beulah?
January, with a normal high of 23°F and a normal low of 3°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 56°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Beulah?
June, with 3.29 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.23 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Beulah in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Beulah in zone 4a in ZIP code 58523, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Beulah's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −31°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
How late can frost come in Beulah?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 21; in one year in ten it comes after June 3. Waiting until June 3 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
- Riverdale, ND25 miles from this station, 41.8°F a year
- Hebron, ND27 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- New Salem, ND29 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Center, ND30 miles from this station, 42.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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