Cold semi-arid
Williston, North Dakota
Williams County, North Dakota · Population 28k · 1,880 ft elevation
Living in Williston
Williston has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 1°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 34 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Williston at a glance
- Population
- 28k
- Elevation
- 1,880 ft
- Average daily high
- 54°F2th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,987 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 349th percentile
- Median home value
- $263k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,106/mo43th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.74%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 2.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 30%24th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Violent crime rate
- 432 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,769 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 525 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 1°F | 0.6″ | 11.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 6°F | 0.5″ | 6.7″ | 220 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 18°F | 0.6″ | 6.4″ | 252 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 3.7″ | 249 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 40°F | 2.1″ | 0.9″ | 293 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 50°F | 2.6″ | — | 317 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 56°F | 2.5″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 54°F | 1.6″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 44°F | 1.4″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 2.6″ | 190 hrs |
| Nov | 39°F | 17°F | 0.7″ | 6.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Dec | 26°F | 6°F | 0.6″ | 10.4″ | 148 hrs |
Near Williston
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology