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Bismarck, ND vs Fargo, ND weather comparison

Bismarck

ND

Bismarck enjoys about 18 more sunny days a year than Fargo.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Bismarck, ND and Fargo, ND
BismarckMetricFargo
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies191 days
21 inPrecipitationper year27 in
97 daysWet daysrain or snow per year109 days
50 inSnowfallper year51 in
13 daysHot daysabove 90 °F9 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F177 days
68%Humidityaverage relative70%
43 °FAverage temperatureyear round42 °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.

BismarckFargo

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovBismarck, Jan: 22 °FBismarck, Feb: 27 °FBismarck, Mar: 40 °FBismarck, Apr: 55 °FBismarck, May: 67 °FBismarck, Jun: 76 °FBismarck, Jul: 83 °FBismarck, Aug: 82 °FBismarck, Sep: 72 °FBismarck, Oct: 56 °FBismarck, Nov: 40 °FBismarck, Dec: 27 °FFargo, Jan: 17 °FFargo, Feb: 22 °FFargo, Mar: 36 °FFargo, Apr: 53 °FFargo, May: 68 °FFargo, Jun: 78 °FFargo, Jul: 82 °FFargo, Aug: 80 °FFargo, Sep: 72 °FFargo, Oct: 56 °FFargo, Nov: 38 °FFargo, Dec: 24 °F

Daily lows

0204060JanMarMayJulSepNovBismarck, Jan: 3 °FBismarck, Feb: 7 °FBismarck, Mar: 18 °FBismarck, Apr: 30 °FBismarck, May: 42 °FBismarck, Jun: 53 °FBismarck, Jul: 58 °FBismarck, Aug: 56 °FBismarck, Sep: 46 °FBismarck, Oct: 33 °FBismarck, Nov: 19 °FBismarck, Dec: 9 °FFargo, Jan: -1 °FFargo, Feb: 3 °FFargo, Mar: 17 °FFargo, Apr: 31 °FFargo, May: 44 °FFargo, Jun: 56 °FFargo, Jul: 60 °FFargo, Aug: 57 °FFargo, Sep: 48 °FFargo, Oct: 35 °FFargo, Nov: 20 °FFargo, Dec: 7 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bismarck high222740556776838272564027
Fargo high172236536878828072563824
Bismarck low371830425358564633199
Fargo low-131731445660574835207

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

BismarckFargo
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovBismarck, Jan: 0.6 inBismarck, Feb: 0.7 inBismarck, Mar: 1.0 inBismarck, Apr: 1.8 inBismarck, May: 2.9 inBismarck, Jun: 3.8 inBismarck, Jul: 3.0 inBismarck, Aug: 2.3 inBismarck, Sep: 1.8 inBismarck, Oct: 1.8 inBismarck, Nov: 0.8 inBismarck, Dec: 0.7 inFargo, Jan: 0.8 inFargo, Feb: 0.7 inFargo, Mar: 1.4 inFargo, Apr: 2.1 inFargo, May: 3.5 inFargo, Jun: 4.3 inFargo, Jul: 3.7 inFargo, Aug: 3.2 inFargo, Sep: 2.9 inFargo, Oct: 2.4 inFargo, Nov: 1.1 inFargo, Dec: 0.9 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bismarck0.60.71.01.82.93.83.02.31.81.80.80.7
Fargo0.80.71.42.13.54.33.73.22.92.41.10.9

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

BismarckFargo
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovBismarck, Jan: 14 daysBismarck, Feb: 13 daysBismarck, Mar: 14 daysBismarck, Apr: 15 daysBismarck, May: 17 daysBismarck, Jun: 19 daysBismarck, Jul: 25 daysBismarck, Aug: 25 daysBismarck, Sep: 21 daysBismarck, Oct: 18 daysBismarck, Nov: 14 daysBismarck, Dec: 14 daysFargo, Jan: 13 daysFargo, Feb: 11 daysFargo, Mar: 13 daysFargo, Apr: 15 daysFargo, May: 16 daysFargo, Jun: 17 daysFargo, Jul: 23 daysFargo, Aug: 23 daysFargo, Sep: 20 daysFargo, Oct: 15 daysFargo, Nov: 13 daysFargo, Dec: 12 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bismarck141314151719252521181414
Fargo131113151617232320151312

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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).