Taylor, North Dakota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Taylor's normal year runs from 4°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 16.2 inches of precipitation and 35 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.8°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 29°C, 412 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTaylor (7 mi NNW)
- Station IDUSC00328660
- Location47.00°N 102.48°W
- Elevation2,220 ft (677 m)
- Population228
On October 23, the normal high in Taylor is 53°F and the normal low 28°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Taylor.
- Jan 26° 4°
- Feb 30° 7°
- Mar 42° 18°
- Apr 56° 28°
- May 68° 40°
- Jun 76° 49°
- Jul 84° 54°
- Aug 84° 53°
- Sep 74° 44°
- Oct 57° 31°
- Nov 41° 18°
- Dec 30° 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 Taylor each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 4°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.19 in), the least in December (0.29 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F | 4°F | 15.0°F | 0.30 | 5.5 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 30°F | 7°F | 18.4°F | 0.34 | 5.8 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 42°F | 18°F | 30.1°F | 0.61 | 6.4 | 6 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 28°F | 41.9°F | 1.33 | 3.4 | 8 | <1 | 19 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 68°F | 40°F | 53.7°F | 2.41 | 0.9 | 10 | <1 | 7 | 15 h |
| June | 76°F | 49°F | 62.8°F | 3.19 | 0.1 | 11 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 84°F | 54°F | 68.7°F | 2.34 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 84°F | 53°F | 68.4°F | 1.89 | 0.0 | 7 | 9 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 74°F | 44°F | 58.5°F | 1.73 | 0.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 31°F | 43.7°F | 1.22 | 2.6 | 7 | <1 | 17 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 18°F | 29.6°F | 0.56 | 3.7 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 30°F | 8°F | 18.6°F | 0.29 | 6.6 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 29°F | 42.5°F | 16.21 | 35.1 | 84 | 24 | 192 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −15°C | −9.4°C | 8 mm | 14 cm |
| February | −1°C | −14°C | −7.6°C | 9 mm | 15 cm |
| March | 6°C | −8°C | −1.1°C | 15 mm | 16 cm |
| April | 13°C | −2°C | 5.5°C | 34 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 20°C | 4°C | 12.1°C | 61 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 25°C | 10°C | 17.1°C | 81 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 12°C | 20.4°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 11°C | 20.2°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 6°C | 14.7°C | 44 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | −1°C | 6.5°C | 31 mm | 7 cm |
| November | 5°C | −8°C | −1.3°C | 14 mm | 9 cm |
| December | −1°C | −14°C | −7.4°C | 7 mm | 17 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00328660; 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 Taylor?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00328660.
When is the last frost in Taylor?
In Taylor, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 23 in half of years and after June 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 20 in half of years and before September 4 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 231 year in 10 after June 5; 9 in 10 after May 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 201 year in 10 before September 4; 9 in 10 before October 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 119 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 138 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 13 in half of springs and before September 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Taylor in zone 4a in ZIP code 58656, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Taylor's NOAA station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −29°F (16 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 USC00328660; 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 Taylor?
In a normal year in Taylor, 24 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 192 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 84 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 192a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 71high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 84a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 13a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00328660.
How sunny is Taylor?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Taylor, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 1.8 |
| February | 78% | 2.8 |
| March | 73% | 3.8 |
| April | 72% | 4.9 |
| May | 73% | 5.9 |
| June | 79% | 6.7 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 84% | 5.8 |
| September | 80% | 4.4 |
| October | 73% | 2.8 |
| November | 73% | 1.8 |
| 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 Taylor need?
A normal year in Taylor brings 8,569 heating degree days, 59% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 391 cooling degree days, 57% 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 2,082 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,550 | 0 |
| February | 1,303 | 0 |
| March | 1,081 | 0 |
| April | 693 | 0 |
| May | 361 | 11 |
| June | 114 | 48 |
| July | 36 | 150 |
| August | 43 | 147 |
| September | 228 | 33 |
| October | 660 | 2 |
| November | 1,061 | 0 |
| December | 1,438 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,569 | 391 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00328660. 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.
Has Taylor been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 44.0°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 42.5°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.0°F | +1.5°F | 15.66 | 16.6 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00328660. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Taylor's climate compare?
Taylor is warmer than 72 of the other 91 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 7. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.5°F is warmer than 11%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Taylor 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.
Questions about Taylor's climate
What is the coldest month in Taylor?
January, with a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of 4°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow in Taylor?
Yes: 35 inches in a normal year, falling on 25 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (6.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Taylor?
June, with 3.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.29 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Taylor in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Taylor in zone 4a in ZIP code 58656, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Taylor's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −29°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come in Taylor?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 23; in one year in ten it comes after June 5. Waiting until June 5 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
- Richardton, ND11 miles from this station, 43.3°F a year
- Dickinson, ND16 miles from this station, 42.0°F a year
- Theodore Roosevelt Airport, ND21 miles from this station, 42.8°F a year
- Hebron, ND22 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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