Bismarck enjoys about 24 more sunny days a year than Devils Lake.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Bismarck | Metric | Devils Lake |
|---|---|---|
| 209 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 185 days |
| 21 in | Precipitationper year | 24 in |
| 97 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 107 days |
| 50 in | Snowfallper year | 40 in |
| 13 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 5 days |
| 182 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 179 days |
| 68% | Humidityaverage relative | 74% |
| 43 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 40 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck high | 22 | 27 | 40 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 72 | 56 | 40 | 27 |
| Devils Lake high | 16 | 21 | 33 | 51 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 79 | 69 | 53 | 35 | 22 |
| Bismarck low | 3 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 42 | 53 | 58 | 56 | 46 | 33 | 19 | 9 |
| Devils Lake low | -2 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 44 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 34 | 18 | 5 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Devils Lake | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
| Devils Lake | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
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Devils Lake vs another city
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- Devils Lake vs East Grand Forks, MN
- Devils Lake vs Valley City, ND
- Devils Lake vs Crookston, MN
- Devils Lake vs Minot, ND
- Devils Lake vs New York, NY
- Devils Lake vs Los Angeles, CA
- Devils Lake vs Chicago, IL
- Devils Lake vs Houston, TX
- Devils Lake vs Phoenix, AZ
- Devils Lake vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).