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Weather in Velva, ND · National Weather Service + NOAA

Velva has real winters

Velva has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 37°, and lows to 19°.

Winter 22°/4°Spring 52°/29°Summer 80°/55°Fall 54°/32°
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Sunrise 8:30 am · sunset 6:23 pm

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What stands out about Velva’s weather

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

Climate →
Real wintersJanuary nights average 1°, colder than 95% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 18 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 91% of U.S. towns.A short growing season123 frost-free days, from May 22 to Sep 22.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 98% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Velva’s year

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

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Winter
22° / 4°
14 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
52° / 29°
Last frost around May 22
Summer
80° / 55°
10 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
54° / 32°
First frost around Sep 22
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 22). Last frost next spring: May 22
Best months to be outside
MayJunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Velva get?About 41 inches a winter.When is it wettest?June, with 3.7 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.0° vs. the 20th century.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Velva.

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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 Velva itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Velva, ND (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.