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Dickinson, North Dakota climate
Dfb Warm-summer humid continental
Dickinson has a strongly seasonal cold-temperate climate (Warm-summer humid continental, Köppen Dfb). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −16°C at night. Precipitation totals about 446 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 81 mm while January barely receives 10 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsDickinson climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −10 | −7 | −2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 6 | −1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −14 | −8 | −2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 6 | −2 | −8 | −14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 66 | 81 | 68 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −3 | −1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −10 | −7 | −2 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| Avg low (°C) | −16 | −14 | −8 | −2 | 4 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 10 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 66 | 81 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 5 | −1 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 21 | 20 | 14 | 6 | −1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 13 | 12 | 6 | −2 | −8 | −14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 68 | 47 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 11 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0.2 | — | 0.1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 21 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 22 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | 0.1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 21 |
| Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days) | — | — | — | 0.6 | 1 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 64 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 78 | 69 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 65 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 63 | 58 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 78 | 69 | 62 | 58 | 58 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 47 | 48 | 53 | 63 | 64 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 55 | 55 | 58 | 66 | 75 | 82 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Dickinson Exp Stn (NOAA GHCN station USC00322188), about 2 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.