Average Temperatures for North Dakota in January

Average temperatures for January at cities and other locations around North Dakota are listed below in degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Central and Western North Dakota.

The tables give the normals for maximum and minimum temperatures based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 by the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

Eastern North Dakota

Average January temperatures
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
16 -2 Devils Lake -9 -19
18 0 Fargo -8 -18
15 -1 Grand Forks -9 -18
18 0 Jamestown -8 -18
19 -1 McLeod -7 -19
18 -2 Valley City -8 -19

Central North Dakota

Average daily temperatures in January
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
23 2 Bismarck -5 -16
15 -4 Bottineau -9 -20
20 2 Garrison -7 -17
23 4 Minot -5 -15
16 -4 Rugby -9 -20

Western North Dakota

January temperatures: daily averages
High °F Low °F Place High °C Low °C
27 3 Dickinson -3 -16
19 0 Kenmare -7 -18
28 3 Medora -2 -16
18 -3 Powers Lake -8 -19
26 6 Pretty Rock Wildlife Refuge -3 -15
22 1 Williston -6 -17
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

North Dakota Temperatures
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