Bismarck climate

Name: Bismarck
Address: North Dakota, United States

United States · North Dakota · 46.808° N, 100.784° W

Köppen Dfbhumid continentalContinental

Brutal continental extremes on the northern plains: frigid winters, hot summers.

Big seasonal swing: properly cold winters, warm summers, usually far from an ocean.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain Snowfall

Warmest month

July, 84°F / 29°C

Coldest month

February, 4°F / -16°C

Annual swing

80°F / 44°C

Wettest month

June

Driest month

January

Rain per year

14.8" / 376 mm

Snow per year

32.2" / 819 mm

Elevation

1703 ft / 519 m

Time zone

America/Chicago

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Snow in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	24 / -4	8 / -13	0.09 / 2	3.2 / 81	79%	8.7 / 14.0	67%
February	23 / -5	4 / -16	0.03 / 1	4.2 / 106	69%	9.7 / 15.6	57%
March	38 / 3	19 / -7	0.12 / 3	4.5 / 115	69%	10.1 / 16.3	56%
April	49 / 9	29 / -2	1.07 / 27	6.4 / 162	63%	10.3 / 16.6	64%
May	66 / 19	44 / 6	2.49 / 63	0.2 / 4	62%	8.9 / 14.3	55%
June	80 / 27	58 / 14	2.52 / 64	0.0 / 0	58%	8.4 / 13.5	47%
July	84 / 29	63 / 17	2.17 / 55	0.0 / 0	61%	7.7 / 12.4	37%
August	82 / 28	61 / 16	2.12 / 54	0.0 / 0	63%	7.9 / 12.7	39%
September	73 / 23	53 / 12	2.19 / 56	0.0 / 0	62%	8.7 / 14.0	44%
October	53 / 12	37 / 3	1.70 / 43	3.5 / 89	66%	9.7 / 15.6	54%
November	40 / 4	23 / -5	0.21 / 5	3.8 / 95	69%	8.9 / 14.3	58%
December	28 / -2	12 / -11	0.10 / 3	6.5 / 166	76%	8.6 / 13.8	62%

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