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Weather in Turtle Lake, ND · National Weather Service + NOAA

Turtle Lake has real winters

Turtle Lake has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 38° and a normal night drops to 19°.

Winter 23°/5°Spring 52°/29°Summer 80°/54°Fall 55°/32°
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Sunrise 8:29 am · sunset 6:24 pm

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What stands out about Turtle Lake’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average 2°, colder than 94% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 91% of U.S. towns.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 95% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Turtle Lake’s year

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

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Winter
23° / 5°
12 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
52° / 29°
Last frost around May 14
Summer
80° / 54°
15 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
55° / 32°
First frost around Sep 26
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 26). Last frost next spring: May 14
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Turtle Lake get?About 44 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 3.4 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.4° 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 Turtle Lake itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Turtle Lake, ND (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.