New England, ND Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from New England's primary NOAA station, NEW ENGLAND.
The climate verdict for New England
Dryness leads the climate profile for New England, North Dakota, with 15.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 43°F. At 39/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 4% of scores.
- 43°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 39/100
- comfort score, above 4% of station-mapped location scores
- 15.9"
- annual precipitation · 44" snow
- 131 days
- frost-free growing season
New England: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00326315 · New England, ND 43°F mean · 15.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 43°F
- RANK-COOL #892
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Medora
- PRCP-DRY 15.9"
- SWING-WIDE 53°F
- COMF-LOW 39/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,317 HDD
- STN-1 USC00326315
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Medora, ND (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every ND station list.
- New England (this station) 43°F
- Cold Carlyle, MT 43°F
- Hot Stanley Wwtp, WI 43°F
- Near Medora, ND 43°F
- Near Byron 4north, MN 43°F
New England sits in North Dakota, the #2 coldest U.S. state at 41.0°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · New England
New England: 19/100 · grade F
New England publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for New England, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 39/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 15.9 in · 19.1 from 35 in | 32/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 44.3 inches/year | 24/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 193 calendar days | 18/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 43.3°F · 24.2° from 67.5°F | 14/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 131 days/year | 13/100 · F |
New England · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
New England's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 70.0°F
- Coldest month
- 16.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where New England sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for New England's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 87%
- Among 6,861 stations, New England sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 80%
- New England's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 89%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for New England is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How New England compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
New England's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
39 4th percentile score exceeds 4% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). This entry sits in this band.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
New England's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 84 complete annual observations from 1889 to 2025, NEW ENGLAND warmed at a fitted rate of 0.10°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- New England primary station fitted change +0.10 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F (-3°C) | 6°F (-14°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 0.2" | 6.3" | 30.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 31°F (0°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 0.3" | 7.0" | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 0.8" | 7.0" | 28.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 55°F (13°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 1.5" | 6.1" | 18.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 67°F (19°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 2.6" | 1.3" | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| June | 76°F (24°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.2" | 0.1" | 0.2 | 1.6 |
| July | 84°F (29°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 1.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 8.0 |
| September | 73°F (23°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| October | 57°F (14°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 1.5" | 4.2" | 16.6 | 0.2 |
| November | 42°F (5°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.4" | 5.9" | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 31°F (-1°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 0.2" | 6.4" | 30.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around July 28, short of 90°F on every date, while 193 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 6°F near January 7.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 24, then returns to freezing around October 15, covering 193 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is June 7, when 30% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 1 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 60 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 31 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 30°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for New England.
Where New England Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 193 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 16 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
New England earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 6.3"
3.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.0"
3.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.0"
4.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.1"
6.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
8.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
8.8 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.2"
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.9"
2.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.4"
2.8 days with precipitation
New England runs a summer-peaked wet season
42% of New England's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 3.2", on a wide 53.3°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, May, July, taking 49% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: December at 0.2".
- Winter share: 5% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How New England's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 60 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 15.9" between them, or roughly 0.27 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to New England
New England averages 44.3 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 23 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 44.3 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 23 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 28% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 24
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 16
50% probability date
Growing Season
131 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,317
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
438
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside ND closest to New England on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (43°F here).
- Bloomer, WI 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Brookings, SD 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Buffalo, SD 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Cascade, ID 43°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (15.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Colorado Springs, CO 15.9" · 0.0" off
- Roosevelt, AZ 15.9" · 0.0" off
- Bagdad, AZ 15.9" · 0.0" off
- Casper, WY 15.9" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define New England
heating led · dry · mid swing
New England's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,317 annual heating degree days against 438 for cooling. Its 53.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 131 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. New England coldest normal
January
Averaging 17°F (-8°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. New England typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. New England snow peak
February
New England averages 44.3 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from New England's primary station: NEW ENGLAND (USC00326315). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3856180). Match rule for New England: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for New England comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.