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Weather in Ruso, ND · National Weather Service + NOAA

Ruso has milder winters than most of North Dakota

Ruso has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 49 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 36° and a normal night drops to 19°.

Winter 22°/6°Spring 51°/29°Summer 78°/54°Fall 53°/33°
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Sunrise 8:30 am · sunset 6:24 pm

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What stands out about Ruso’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

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Milder winters than most of North DakotaJanuary nights average 3°, milder than 1,514 of 1,711 North Dakota towns.A dry climateJust 19 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 90% of U.S. towns.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 111 days a year.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 96% of U.S. towns.
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Where today sits in Ruso’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
22° / 6°
22 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
51° / 29°
Last frost around May 10
Summer
78° / 54°
12 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
53° / 33°
First frost around Sep 28
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 28). Last frost next spring: May 10
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Ruso get?About 49 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 3.6 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Ruso itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Max, ND (17 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.