Williston climate

Name: Williston
Address: North Dakota, United States

United States · North Dakota · 48.147° N, 103.618° W

Köppen Dfbhumid continentalContinental

Northern-plains oil town with savage cold winters and warm dry 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, 83°F / 28°C

Coldest month

February, 5°F / -15°C

Annual swing

78°F / 43°C

Wettest month

May

Driest month

March

Rain per year

12.4" / 315 mm

Snow per year

29.7" / 755 mm

Elevation

1883 ft / 574 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	27 / -3	11 / -12	0.11 / 3	3.0 / 77	76%	8.5 / 13.7	66%
February	24 / -4	5 / -15	0.06 / 2	4.0 / 102	67%	8.8 / 14.2	59%
March	39 / 4	18 / -8	0.06 / 2	2.6 / 65	67%	9.1 / 14.6	56%
April	49 / 10	29 / -2	0.49 / 12	8.3 / 211	60%	9.5 / 15.3	63%
May	65 / 18	42 / 6	2.71 / 69	0.4 / 11	59%	8.6 / 13.8	57%
June	78 / 25	56 / 13	2.45 / 62	0.0 / 0	58%	8.3 / 13.4	51%
July	83 / 28	62 / 16	2.12 / 54	0.0 / 0	60%	7.6 / 12.2	34%
August	82 / 28	60 / 16	1.18 / 30	0.0 / 0	58%	8.0 / 12.9	40%
September	73 / 23	52 / 11	1.92 / 49	0.0 / 0	58%	8.5 / 13.7	44%
October	53 / 11	36 / 2	1.02 / 26	4.1 / 103	66%	9.3 / 15.0	55%
November	39 / 4	24 / -5	0.22 / 6	2.6 / 67	72%	9.1 / 14.6	60%
December	29 / -2	12 / -11	0.07 / 2	4.7 / 119	75%	8.0 / 12.9	58%

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