Bismarck
The tables below display average monthly climate and weather indicators in Bismarck North Dakota.
Temperature by: Fahrenheit / Centigrade
| Bismarck Temperature |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
| Avg. Temperature | 9.2 | 15.7 | 28.2 | 43.0 | 55.0 | 64.4 | 70.4 | 68.3 | 57.0 | 45.7 | 28.6 | 14.0 | 41.6 |
| Avg. Max Temperature | 20.2 | 26.4 | 38.5 | 54.9 | 67.8 | 77.1 | 84.4 | 82.7 | 70.8 | 58.7 | 39.3 | 24.5 | 53.8 |
| Avg. Min Temperature | -1.7 | 5.1 | 17.8 | 31.0 | 42.2 | 51.6 | 56.4 | 53.9 | 43.1 | 32.5 | 17.8 | 3.3 | 29.4 |
| Days with Max Temp of 90 F or Higher | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | < 0.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | < 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.0 |
| Days with Min Temp Below Freezing | 31.0 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 18.0 | 4.0 | < 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 186 |
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| Bismarck Heating and Cooling |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
| Heating Degree Days | 1730 | 1380 | 1141 | 660 | 324 | 116 | 15.0 | 69.0 | 262 | 598 | 1092 | 1581 | 8968 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 98.0 | 183 | 171 | 22.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 488 |
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| Bismarck Precipitation |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
| Precipitation (inches) | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 15.5 |
| Days with Precipitation 0.01 inch or More | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 96.0 |
| Monthly Snowfall (inches) | 7.6 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 44.1 |
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| Other Bismarck Weather Indicators |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual |
| Average Wind Speed | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 11.6 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.2 |
| Clear Days | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 93.0 |
| Partly Cloudy Days | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 107 |
| Cloudy Days | 17.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 165 |
| Percent of Possible Sunshine | 53.0 | 53.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 61.0 | 64.0 | 73.0 | 72.0 | 65.0 | 58.0 | 43.0 | 47.0 | 59.0 |
| Avg. Relative Humidity | 57.0 | 74.0 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 65.5 | 67.0 | 69.5 | 66.5 | 65.5 | 65.5 | 67.0 | 72.5 | 76.0 |
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