Shell Valley Weather in August
Shell Valley in August
The short of it: Shell Valley in August averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 77 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 14 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 78° · low 52° · rain 3.0 in. · daylight 14 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
August in Shell Valley brings afternoons near 78° and nights around 52°, with about 3.0 in. of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 78°, nights near 52°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 3.0 in., the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 21 min in mid-August, 85 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Shell Valley runs about middling and drier than most in August. Belcourt, 6 mi to the ENE, is 2° cooler by day.
August in Shell Valley, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 0.6 in. less rain
- Versus September
- 9° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 26°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BelcourtNorth Dakota | 6 mi ENE | 76° | 52° | 3.1 in. |
| Green AcresNorth Dakota | 8 mi ENE | 76° | 52° | 3.1 in. |
| DunseithNorth Dakota | 9 mi W | 79° | 52° | 2.9 in. |
| RoletteNorth Dakota | 10 mi S | 79° | 52° | 2.8 in. |
| RollaNorth Dakota | 12 mi ENE | 78° | 52° | 3.1 in. |
| BottineauNorth Dakota | 26 mi W | 80° | 53° | 2.6 in. |
| KillarneyManitoba | 28 mi NNE | 78° | 53° | 3.0 in. |
| RugbyNorth Dakota | 30 mi SSW | 80° | 53° | 2.6 in. |