Devils Lake weather by month & the best time to visit

🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate

The best time to visit Devils Lake is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100), with September and July close behind. Devils Lake averages about 2,673 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 58 mm of rain in August.

Jump to: month-by-month table · nearby alternatives · embed this data

Sun hours / year

2,673

Sunniest month

August

Peak score

84/100

Rain / year

527 mm

Snow / year

≈1.3 m

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

7k

Elevation

440 m

When is the best time to visit Devils Lake?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Devils Lake is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 12 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Devils Lake?

Devils Lake gets a lot of sun: around 2,673 hours a year. 84 Sunshine Score points separate August (84) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #151 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 48% of the annual 527 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

See Devils Lake on the interactive sunshine globe →

Nearby places for sunshine

• Minot United States · 176 km · best in Sep · 2,684 h sun/yr
• Bismarck United States · 203 km · best in Sep · 2,676 h sun/yr
• Fargo United States · 206 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
• Winnipeg Canada · 234 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
• Regina Canada · 490 km · best in Sep · 2,633 h sun/yr
• Duluth United States · 524 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Grand Forks United States · 130 km · 2,551 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Jamestown United States · 133 km · 2,671 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Thief River Falls United States · 202 km · 2,527 h sun/yr · best in Aug