Grand Forks, ND Weather & Climate Normals
Grand Forks's real weather, in one number
Grand Forks, ND scores 39/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: weather-driven. Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Grand Forks's hottest and coldest months
Grand Forks's hottest month is Jul, averaging 69°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 7°F, a 62.4°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Grand Forks's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15°F | -1°F | 0.49in | 9.5in |
| Feb | 20°F | 3°F | 0.56in | 8.2in |
| Mar | 34°F | 17°F | 0.91in | 7.8in |
| Apr | 52°F | 31°F | 1.19in | 3in |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 2.99in | 0.1in |
| Jun | 76°F | 55°F | 4.13in | 0in |
| Jul | 80°F | 59°F | 3.55in | 0in |
| Aug | 79°F | 57°F | 3.03in | 0in |
| Sep | 70°F | 47°F | 2.42in | 0in |
| Oct | 53°F | 35°F | 2in | 1.5in |
| Nov | 35°F | 20°F | 0.83in | 5.1in |
| Dec | 21°F | 6°F | 0.73in | 13.5in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Grand Forks at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Grand Forks
Grand Forks averages 22.83in of precipitation a year across roughly 100 days with measurable rain or snow, and 48.7in of snow a year.
Where Grand Forks ranks
Grand Forks ranks 4605 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 12 of 14 within ND. About 59,845 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Grand Forks Univ (Nws), ND US, 0.5 miles from Grand Forks, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure