climigo

North Dakota

When to go?

The best months are June–September. Avoid November–March (freezing, at times extreme cold).

Climate zones

South DakotaMinnesotaMontanaCanadaFargoFargoFargoBismarckBismarckBismarckMinotMinotMinotGrand ForksGrand ForksGrand ForksWillistonWillistonWilliston

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January −6°−17° extreme cold
February −4°−15° extreme cold
March 3°−9° snow likely
April 12°−2°
May 20°6°
June 25°11°
July 29°14°
August 28°13°
September 23°8°
October 13°0°
November 4°−7° snow likely
December −4°−14° snow likely

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−20°−15°−10°−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec−17.0 · −6.4 °CJanuary: −17.0 · −6.4 °C−15.4 · −4.2 °CFebruary: −15.4 · −4.2 °C−8.8 · 3.1 °CMarch: −8.8 · 3.1 °C−1.9 · 11.8 °CApril: −1.9 · 11.8 °C5.5 · 19.5 °CMay: 5.5 · 19.5 °C11.2 · 25.0 °CJune: 11.2 · 25.0 °C14.0 · 28.6 °CJuly: 14.0 · 28.6 °C12.5 · 27.6 °CAugust: 12.5 · 27.6 °C7.8 · 22.8 °CSeptember: 7.8 · 22.8 °C0.3 · 13.4 °COctober: 0.3 · 13.4 °C−7.2 · 4.0 °CNovember: −7.2 · 4.0 °C−14.3 · −3.9 °CDecember: −14.3 · −3.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan −17.0 – −6.4 °C
Feb −15.4 – −4.2 °C
Mar −8.8 – 3.1 °C
Apr −1.9 – 11.8 °C
May 5.5 – 19.5 °C
Jun 11.2 – 25.0 °C
Jul 14.0 – 28.6 °C
Aug 12.5 – 27.6 °C
Sep 7.8 – 22.8 °C
Oct 0.3 – 13.4 °C
Nov −7.2 – 4.0 °C
Dec −14.3 – −3.9 °C

How much it rains

January 13 mm4 d
February 13 mm4 d
March 19 mm5 d
April 37 mm6 d
May 69 mm8 d
June 86 mm9 d
July 71 mm7 d
August 61 mm6 d
September 47 mm5 d
October 37 mm5 d
November 17 mm4 d
December 17 mm4 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec13 mm · 4 rain days · 3 mm a dayJanuary: 13 mm · 4 rain days · 3 mm a day13 mm · 4 rain days · 3 mm a dayFebruary: 13 mm · 4 rain days · 3 mm a day19 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a dayMarch: 19 mm · 5 rain days · 4 mm a day37 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 37 mm · 6 rain days · 6 mm a day69 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 69 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day86 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayJune: 86 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day71 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a dayJuly: 71 mm · 7 rain days · 10 mm a day61 mm · 6 rain days · 10 mm a dayAugust: 61 mm · 6 rain days · 10 mm a day47 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 47 mm · 5 rain days · 9 mm a day37 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a dayOctober: 37 mm · 5 rain days · 7 mm a day17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayNovember: 17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a dayDecember: 17 mm · 4 rain days · 4 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 13 mm4 d
Feb 13 mm4 d
Mar 19 mm5 d
Apr 37 mm6 d
May 69 mm8 d
Jun 86 mm9 d
Jul 71 mm7 d
Aug 61 mm6 d
Sep 47 mm5 d
Oct 37 mm5 d
Nov 17 mm4 d
Dec 17 mm4 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 8 h 54
February 10 h 18
March 11 h 51
April 13 h 36
May 15 h 05
June 15 h 55
July 15 h 34
August 14 h 16
September 12 h 36
October 10 h 55
November 9 h 22
December 8 h 30

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 20 cm
February 20 cm
March 14 cm
April 4 cm
May –
June –
July –
August –
September –
October 1 cm
November 4 cm
December 11 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

01325 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20 cmJanuary: 20 cm20 cmFebruary: 20 cm14 cmMarch: 14 cm4 cmApril: 4 cm0 cmMay: 0 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm1 cmOctober: 1 cm4 cmNovember: 4 cm11 cmDecember: 11 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 20 cm
Feb 20 cm
Mar 14 cm
Apr 4 cm
May 0 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 1 cm
Nov 4 cm
Dec 11 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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