Few serious discussions about North Dakota end without talking about the weather. A common misconception is that it always is cold in North Dakota. It comes as a surprise to many that North Dakota actually has a remarkably long temperate season, including beautiful sunny days in June, when the sun rises before 6 a.m. and sets after 9:30 p.m.
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In addition, North Dakota has over 200 sunny or mostly sunny days per year. Weather patterns for various locations in North Dakota. Listed below is average high and low temperatures and average precipitation:
|
Southeast
Fargo (population 90,559) |
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
High |
15 |
21 |
34 |
54 |
69 |
77 |
83 |
81 |
70 |
57 |
36 |
21 |
|
Low |
-3 |
3 |
17 |
32 |
44 |
54 |
59 |
57 |
46 |
35 |
19 |
4 |
|
Precip |
.6 |
.5 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
1.5 |
.8 |
.6 |
|
Northeast
Grand Forks (population 49,321) |
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
High |
14 |
19 |
32 |
51 |
67 |
75 |
81 |
79 |
68 |
55 |
34 |
19 |
|
Low |
-4 |
3 |
16 |
31 |
43 |
53 |
58 |
55 |
45 |
34 |
19 |
3 |
|
Precip |
.7 |
.5 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
.7 |
.6 |
|
North Central
Minot (population 36,567) |
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
High |
16 |
21 |
30 |
52 |
65 |
72 |
81 |
80 |
69 |
57 |
35 |
23 |
|
Low |
-3 |
2 |
12 |
30 |
41 |
50 |
56 |
54 |
43 |
34 |
17 |
6 |
|
Precip |
.7 |
.5 |
.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.2 |
.7 |
.7 |
.4 |
|
South Central
Bismarck (population 55,532) |
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
High |
19 |
26 |
37 |
55 |
68 |
77 |
84 |
83 |
71 |
59 |
39 |
25 |
|
Low |
-1 |
4 |
17 |
31 |
42 |
52 |
56 |
54 |
43 |
32 |
18 |
4 |
|
Precip |
.5 |
.4 |
.8 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
.9 |
.6 |
.5 |
|
Southwest
Dickinson (population 16,010) |
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
High |
23 |
26 |
34 |
53 |
65 |
73 |
83 |
82 |
70 |
59 |
38 |
30 |
|
Low |
2 |
6 |
14 |
29 |
40 |
49 |
56 |
54 |
44 |
34 |
19 |
10 |
|
Precip |
.5 |
.5 |
.8 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
1.4 |
.9 |
.5 |
.3 |
|
Northwest
Williston (population 12,512) |
|
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
High |
19 |
27 |
40 |
56 |
68 |
78 |
84 |
83 |
70 |
58 |
38 |
24 |
|
Low |
-1 |
5 |
18 |
31 |
42 |
51 |
56 |
54 |
43 |
32 |
17 |
3 |
|
Precip |
.5 |
.4 |
.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
.8 |
.5 |
.6 |
Wondering what to pack for your trip to North Dakota? Click here for a list of items to bring on your trip according to season.
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