McKenzie County climate

McKenzie County Weather in July

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Watford City, 10.6 km from McKenzie County

Average highs run from 79°F on July 1 to 84°F on July 31, and lows from 56°F to 59°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.63 in over about 9 wet days.

July day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at McKenzie County, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

July at a glance

Average high
82°F
Average low
58°F
Precipitation
2.63 in
Record high
112°FJul 6, 1936
Record low
32°FJul 6, 1934
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
8.8
Daylight
15 h 56 min to 15 h 00 min
Cloud cover
47%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
52°F
Wind
10.1 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Jul 179°F56°F97°F 193738°F 195138%0%
Jul 279°F56°F99°F 194936°F 197237%0%
Jul 379°F56°F100°F 193334°F 196737%0%
Jul 480°F57°F98°F 193334°F 197236%0%
Jul 580°F57°F110°F 193640°F 197236%0%
Jul 680°F57°F112°F 193632°F 193435%0%
Jul 780°F57°F103°F 193042°F 195835%0%
Jul 881°F57°F97°F 193037°F 194435%0%
Jul 981°F57°F100°F 196039°F 199634%0%
Jul 1081°F58°F105°F 193637°F 195134%0%
Jul 1181°F58°F108°F 193641°F 194133%0%
Jul 1282°F58°F100°F 195740°F 192033%0%
Jul 1382°F58°F99°F 196841°F 196733%0%
Jul 1482°F58°F101°F 192537°F 191232%0%
Jul 1582°F58°F106°F 193640°F 191232%0%
Jul 1683°F58°F103°F 192939°F 199932%0%
Jul 1783°F58°F105°F 191940°F 199931%0%
Jul 1883°F58°F106°F 193641°F 197231%0%
Jul 1983°F59°F104°F 197440°F 197331%0%
Jul 2083°F59°F110°F 196037°F 197231%0%
Jul 2184°F59°F104°F 193640°F 197230%0%
Jul 2284°F59°F105°F 200743°F 192530%0%
Jul 2384°F59°F102°F 193642°F 194630%0%
Jul 2484°F59°F109°F 200742°F 197529%0%
Jul 2584°F59°F110°F 193144°F 194629%0%
Jul 2684°F59°F105°F 192940°F 197129%0%
Jul 2784°F59°F107°F 193144°F 194329%0%
Jul 2884°F59°F102°F 195138°F 197129%0%
Jul 2984°F59°F106°F 197538°F 192529%0%
Jul 3084°F59°F104°F 197540°F 192328%0%
Jul 3184°F59°F106°F 193643°F 192128%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at McKenzie County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

July 1
sunrise 5:59 AM, sunset 9:55 PM
July 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 9:30 PM

Every day of July: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00329233 (Watford City), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00329233, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.