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Bismarck, ND vs Grand Forks, ND weather comparison

Bismarck

ND

Bismarck enjoys about 22 more sunny days a year than Grand Forks.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Bismarck, ND and Grand Forks, ND
BismarckMetricGrand Forks
209 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies186 days
21 inPrecipitationper year25 in
97 daysWet daysrain or snow per year110 days
50 inSnowfallper year49 in
13 daysHot daysabove 90 °F7 days
182 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F178 days
68%Humidityaverage relative70%
43 °FAverage temperatureyear round41 °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.

BismarckGrand Forks

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 °FGrand Forks, Jan: 15 °FGrand Forks, Feb: 20 °FGrand Forks, Mar: 34 °FGrand Forks, Apr: 52 °FGrand Forks, May: 67 °FGrand Forks, Jun: 76 °FGrand Forks, Jul: 80 °FGrand Forks, Aug: 79 °FGrand Forks, Sep: 70 °FGrand Forks, Oct: 53 °FGrand Forks, Nov: 35 °FGrand Forks, Dec: 21 °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 °FGrand Forks, Jan: -1 °FGrand Forks, Feb: 2 °FGrand Forks, Mar: 17 °FGrand Forks, Apr: 31 °FGrand Forks, May: 44 °FGrand Forks, Jun: 55 °FGrand Forks, Jul: 59 °FGrand Forks, Aug: 56 °FGrand Forks, Sep: 47 °FGrand Forks, Oct: 35 °FGrand Forks, Nov: 20 °FGrand Forks, Dec: 6 °F
View monthly temperatures as a table
Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bismarck high222740556776838272564027
Grand Forks high152034526776807970533521
Bismarck low371830425358564633199
Grand Forks low-121731445559564735206

Monthly precipitation

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

BismarckGrand Forks
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 inGrand Forks, Jan: 0.7 inGrand Forks, Feb: 0.6 inGrand Forks, Mar: 1.2 inGrand Forks, Apr: 1.7 inGrand Forks, May: 3.4 inGrand Forks, Jun: 4.1 inGrand Forks, Jul: 3.5 inGrand Forks, Aug: 3.1 inGrand Forks, Sep: 2.7 inGrand Forks, Oct: 2.3 inGrand Forks, Nov: 1.1 inGrand Forks, Dec: 1.0 in
View monthly precipitation as a table
Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bismarck0.60.71.01.82.93.83.02.31.81.80.80.7
Grand Forks0.70.61.21.73.44.13.53.12.72.31.11.0

Monthly sunny days

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

BismarckGrand Forks
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 daysGrand Forks, Jan: 12 daysGrand Forks, Feb: 12 daysGrand Forks, Mar: 14 daysGrand Forks, Apr: 14 daysGrand Forks, May: 16 daysGrand Forks, Jun: 17 daysGrand Forks, Jul: 22 daysGrand Forks, Aug: 22 daysGrand Forks, Sep: 19 daysGrand Forks, Oct: 15 daysGrand Forks, Nov: 13 daysGrand Forks, Dec: 11 days
View monthly sunny days as a table
Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bismarck141314151719252521181414
Grand Forks121214141617222219151311

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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).