Wildrose, North Dakota climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Wildrose's normal year runs from −2°F January nights to 79°F July afternoons, with 16.6 inches of precipitation and 37 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.8°C, January lows of −19°C, July highs of 26°C, 423 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWildrose (3 mi NW)
- Station IDUSC00329400
- Location48.66°N 103.21°W
- Elevation2,227 ft (679 m)
- From the center3 miles
- Population113
On October 22, the normal high in Wildrose is 49°F and the normal low 26°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wildrose.
- Jan 18° -2°
- Feb 22° 2°
- Mar 35° 15°
- Apr 52° 27°
- May 65° 40°
- Jun 73° 50°
- Jul 79° 54°
- Aug 80° 52°
- Sep 70° 42°
- Oct 53° 29°
- Nov 35° 15°
- Dec 23° 4°
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 Wildrose each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 79°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of −2°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.38 in), the least in February (0.39 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°F | −2°F | 8.2°F | 0.59 | 7.8 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 40 min |
| February | 22°F | 2°F | 12.2°F | 0.39 | 5.3 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 35°F | 15°F | 24.7°F | 0.66 | 4.0 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 27°F | 39.6°F | 1.02 | 2.5 | 6 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 65°F | 40°F | 52.1°F | 2.23 | 1.0 | 8 | <1 | 7 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 73°F | 50°F | 61.4°F | 3.38 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 16 h 10 min |
| July | 79°F | 54°F | 66.7°F | 3.08 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| August | 80°F | 52°F | 66.2°F | 1.55 | 0.0 | 7 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| September | 70°F | 42°F | 55.9°F | 1.41 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 53°F | 29°F | 40.9°F | 1.16 | 3.7 | 6 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| November | 35°F | 15°F | 25.2°F | 0.56 | 5.4 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 10 min |
| December | 23°F | 4°F | 13.1°F | 0.62 | 7.6 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 50°F | 27°F | 38.8°F | 16.65 | 37.3 | 73 | 10 | 200 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −8°C | −19°C | −13.2°C | 15 mm | 20 cm |
| February | −5°C | −17°C | −11.0°C | 10 mm | 13 cm |
| March | 2°C | −10°C | −4.1°C | 17 mm | 10 cm |
| April | 11°C | −3°C | 4.2°C | 26 mm | 6 cm |
| May | 18°C | 4°C | 11.2°C | 57 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 23°C | 10°C | 16.3°C | 86 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 26°C | 12°C | 19.3°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 11°C | 19.0°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 21°C | 5°C | 13.3°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 12°C | −2°C | 4.9°C | 29 mm | 9 cm |
| November | 2°C | −9°C | −3.8°C | 14 mm | 14 cm |
| December | −5°C | −16°C | −10.5°C | 16 mm | 19 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00329400; 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 Wildrose?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in 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 USC00329400.
When is the last frost in Wildrose?
In Wildrose, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 18 in half of years and after May 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 20 in half of years and before September 7 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 181 year in 10 after May 30; 9 in 10 after May 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 201 year in 10 before September 7; 9 in 10 before October 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 124 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 141 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 9 in half of springs and before September 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wildrose in zone 3b in ZIP code 58795, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Wildrose's NOAA station is in zone 3b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −31°F (21 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 USC00329400; 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 Wildrose?
In a normal year in Wildrose, 10 days a year reach 90°F, 200 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 73 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 10a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 200a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 97high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 73a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 16a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1934) is 104°F, on July 9, 1989; the lowest is −46°F, on January 15, 2009.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2010, with 25.19 in; the snowiest season is 2008–09, with 64.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00329400; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00329400. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Wildrose?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Wildrose, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (85%) and November the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 1.7 |
| February | 84% | 2.8 |
| March | 78% | 4.0 |
| April | 73% | 4.9 |
| May | 74% | 5.9 |
| June | 76% | 6.4 |
| July | 85% | 6.8 |
| August | 83% | 5.5 |
| September | 77% | 4.0 |
| October | 70% | 2.5 |
| November | 69% | 1.5 |
| December | 70% | 1.1 |
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 Wildrose need?
A normal year in Wildrose brings 9,783 heating degree days, 82% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 287 cooling degree days, 68% 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 1,802 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,762 | 0 |
| February | 1,480 | 0 |
| March | 1,249 | 0 |
| April | 762 | 0 |
| May | 408 | 6 |
| June | 150 | 41 |
| July | 52 | 107 |
| August | 74 | 110 |
| September | 295 | 23 |
| October | 749 | 1 |
| November | 1,194 | 0 |
| December | 1,607 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,783 | 287 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00329400. 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 Wildrose's climate compare?
Wildrose is warmer than 16 of the other 91 places with their own NOAA record in North Dakota, and wetter than 10. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 38.8°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wildrose 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.
Which places near Wildrose share this climate record?
Alamo has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Alamo, ND56 people · 13 mi SW
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 Wildrose's climate
What is the coldest month in Wildrose?
January, with a normal high of 18°F and a normal low of −2°F. The warmest is July (79°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow in Wildrose?
Yes: 37 inches in a normal year, falling on 21 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (7.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Wildrose?
June, with 3.38 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.39 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wildrose in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wildrose in zone 3b in ZIP code 58795, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Wildrose's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −31°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
How late can frost come in Wildrose?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 18; 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
- Crosby, ND18 miles from this station, 40.2°F a year
- Tioga, ND23 miles from this station, 42.0°F a year
- Powers Lake, ND27 miles from this station, 38.2°F a year
- Fortuna, ND32 miles from this station, 38.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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