Warm-summer humid continental
Bismarck, North Dakota
Burleigh County, North Dakota · Population 74k · 1,706 ft elevation
Living in Bismarck
Bismarck has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (51″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bismarck at a glance
- Population
- 74k
- Elevation
- 1,706 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 51″88th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,943 hrs62th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $291k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $992/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.99%51th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%48th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%
- Violent crime rate
- 241 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,892 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 5756th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 492 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 4°F | 0.5″ | 8.9″ | 203 hrs |
| Feb | 28°F | 7°F | 0.5″ | 7.5″ | 218 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 0.9″ | 8.5″ | 244 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 30°F | 1.6″ | 4.6″ | 243 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 43°F | 2.6″ | 0.4″ | 285 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 53°F | 3.3″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 59°F | 3.2″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 56°F | 2.7″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 47°F | 1.9″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 34°F | 1.6″ | 2.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Nov | 40°F | 20°F | 0.7″ | 8.0″ | 153 hrs |
| Dec | 27°F | 10°F | 0.7″ | 10.1″ | 146 hrs |
Near Bismarck
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology