Fargo (ND) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Fargo

Fargo average temperature chart (Celsius) Fargo average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Fargo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -9.4 -6.1 1.5 12.1 20.2 25.1 28.4 27.2 20.7 13.6 2.6 -6.7
°F 15.2 21.1 34.6 53.7 68.3 77.1 83.2 81 69.3 56.5 36.6 20

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Fargo monthly rainfall chart (mm) Fargo monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Fargo (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 16 12 23 46 62 85 80 66 51 39 21 16
inches 0.6 0.5 0.9 1.8 2.4 3.3 3.2 2.6 2 1.5 0.8 0.6
Rainy days 8 7 8 8 10 10 10 9 8 7 6 8

Average annual rainfall in Fargo: 466.667mm (183.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Fargo

Fargo average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Fargo
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.1 6 7.4 8.6 9.8 10.9 12.2 10.9 8.3 6.3 4.2 4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Fargo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Fargo average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Fargo (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -19.9 -16.4 -8.3 0 6.5 12 14.9 13.5 7.8 1.5 -7 -16.2
Max °C -9.1 -5.8 1.7 12.4 20.5 25.4 28.8 27.6 21.1 13.9 2.8 -6.5
Min °F -3.8 2.5 17.1 32.1 43.7 53.6 58.7 56.2 46 34.7 19.4 2.9
Max °F 5.9 12 26.1 43.2 56.3 65.7 71.2 68.9 57.9 45.9 28.2 11.7

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Fargo average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Fargo average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Fargo in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6.2 6 6.4 7.2 8.6 10.6 13.3 16.4 15.2 11.8 8.9 7
°F 43.2 42.9 43.5 45 47.4 51.1 55.9 61.5 59.4 53.3 48 44.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Fargo average winspeed by month (km/h) Fargo average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Fargo (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 20 20 21 22 21 18 17 17 18 20 19 19
mph 13 12 13 14 13 11 11 11 11 12 12 12

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Fargo relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Fargo
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
73% 75% 76% 66% 60% 66% 67% 67% 69% 69% 76% 76%