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Grand Forks, ND vs Thief River Falls, MN weather comparison

Grand Forks

ND

Grand Forks and Thief River Falls 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 Thief River Falls, MN
Grand ForksMetricThief River Falls
186 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies180 days
25 inPrecipitationper year27 in
110 daysWet daysrain or snow per year117 days
49 inSnowfallper year49 in
7 daysHot daysabove 90 °F5 days
178 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F181 days
70%Humidityaverage relative71%
41 °FAverage temperatureyear round40 °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 ForksThief River Falls

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 °FThief River Falls, Jan: 13 °FThief River Falls, Feb: 20 °FThief River Falls, Mar: 35 °FThief River Falls, Apr: 53 °FThief River Falls, May: 68 °FThief River Falls, Jun: 76 °FThief River Falls, Jul: 80 °FThief River Falls, Aug: 79 °FThief River Falls, Sep: 69 °FThief River Falls, Oct: 53 °FThief River Falls, Nov: 34 °FThief River Falls, Dec: 20 °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 °FThief River Falls, Jan: -3 °FThief River Falls, Feb: 2 °FThief River Falls, Mar: 16 °FThief River Falls, Apr: 30 °FThief River Falls, May: 42 °FThief River Falls, Jun: 53 °FThief River Falls, Jul: 57 °FThief River Falls, Aug: 55 °FThief River Falls, Sep: 47 °FThief River Falls, Oct: 35 °FThief River Falls, Nov: 19 °FThief River Falls, Dec: 5 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Forks high152034526776807970533521
Thief River Falls high132035536876807969533420
Grand Forks low-121731445559564735206
Thief River Falls low-321630425357554735195

Monthly precipitation

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

Grand ForksThief River Falls
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 inThief River Falls, Jan: 0.7 inThief River Falls, Feb: 0.7 inThief River Falls, Mar: 1.2 inThief River Falls, Apr: 1.8 inThief River Falls, May: 3.3 inThief River Falls, Jun: 4.4 inThief River Falls, Jul: 3.7 inThief River Falls, Aug: 3.3 inThief River Falls, Sep: 3.0 inThief River Falls, Oct: 2.4 inThief River Falls, Nov: 1.2 inThief River Falls, Dec: 1.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Forks0.70.61.21.73.44.13.53.12.72.31.11.0
Thief River Falls0.70.71.21.83.34.43.73.33.02.41.21.0

Monthly sunny days

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

Grand ForksThief River Falls
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 daysThief River Falls, Jan: 11 daysThief River Falls, Feb: 11 daysThief River Falls, Mar: 14 daysThief River Falls, Apr: 14 daysThief River Falls, May: 16 daysThief River Falls, Jun: 16 daysThief River Falls, Jul: 22 daysThief River Falls, Aug: 22 daysThief River Falls, Sep: 18 daysThief River Falls, Oct: 15 daysThief River Falls, Nov: 11 daysThief River Falls, Dec: 10 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Grand Forks121214141617222219151311
Thief River Falls111114141616222218151110

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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).