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Grand Forks, ND vs Moorhead, MN weather comparison

Grand Forks

ND

Grand Forks and Moorhead have remarkably similar climates.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Grand Forks, ND and Moorhead, MN
Grand ForksMetricMoorhead
186 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies191 days
25 inPrecipitationper year27 in
110 daysWet daysrain or snow per year109 days
49 inSnowfallper year52 in
7 daysHot daysabove 90 °F9 days
178 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F173 days
70%Humidityaverage relative70%
41 °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.

Grand ForksMoorhead

Daily highs

20406080JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand 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 °FMoorhead, Jan: 17 °FMoorhead, Feb: 22 °FMoorhead, Mar: 36 °FMoorhead, Apr: 54 °FMoorhead, May: 69 °FMoorhead, Jun: 78 °FMoorhead, Jul: 82 °FMoorhead, Aug: 80 °FMoorhead, Sep: 72 °FMoorhead, Oct: 55 °FMoorhead, Nov: 38 °FMoorhead, Dec: 23 °F

Daily lows

0204060JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand 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 °FMoorhead, Jan: -1 °FMoorhead, Feb: 4 °FMoorhead, Mar: 18 °FMoorhead, Apr: 32 °FMoorhead, May: 45 °FMoorhead, Jun: 56 °FMoorhead, Jul: 60 °FMoorhead, Aug: 58 °FMoorhead, Sep: 48 °FMoorhead, Oct: 35 °FMoorhead, Nov: 21 °FMoorhead, Dec: 8 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Forks high152034526776807970533521
Moorhead high172236546978828072553823
Grand Forks low-121731445559564735206
Moorhead low-141832455660584835218

Monthly precipitation

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

Grand ForksMoorhead
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand 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 inMoorhead, Jan: 0.8 inMoorhead, Feb: 0.7 inMoorhead, Mar: 1.4 inMoorhead, Apr: 2.1 inMoorhead, May: 3.5 inMoorhead, Jun: 4.3 inMoorhead, Jul: 3.7 inMoorhead, Aug: 3.2 inMoorhead, Sep: 2.9 inMoorhead, Oct: 2.4 inMoorhead, Nov: 1.1 inMoorhead, Dec: 0.9 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Forks0.70.61.21.73.44.13.53.12.72.31.11.0
Moorhead0.80.71.42.13.54.33.73.22.92.41.10.9

Monthly sunny days

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

Grand ForksMoorhead
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovGrand 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 daysMoorhead, Jan: 13 daysMoorhead, Feb: 11 daysMoorhead, Mar: 13 daysMoorhead, Apr: 15 daysMoorhead, May: 16 daysMoorhead, Jun: 17 daysMoorhead, Jul: 23 daysMoorhead, Aug: 23 daysMoorhead, Sep: 20 daysMoorhead, Oct: 15 daysMoorhead, Nov: 13 daysMoorhead, Dec: 12 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Forks121214141617222219151311
Moorhead131113151617232320151312

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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).