Dickinson weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Dickinson is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with September and July close behind. Dickinson averages about 2,736 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 50 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,736
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 86/100
- Rain / year
- 443 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.2 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 786 m
When is the best time to visit Dickinson?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dickinson is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 11 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dickinson?
Dickinson gets a lot of sun: around 2,736 hours a year. 86 Sunshine Score points separate August (86) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #132 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 47% of the annual 443 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 11 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -2° / 28°F | -13° / 9°F | 11 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -7° / 19°F | 21 mm | 3 |
| April | 29 | 12° / 54°F | -1° / 30°F | 36 mm | 5 |
| May | 75 | 19° / 66°F | 5° / 41°F | 72 mm | 6 |
| June | 80 | 25° / 77°F | 12° / 54°F | 81 mm | 7 |
| July | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 56 mm | 8 |
| August | 86 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 50 mm | 7 |
| September | 86 | 22° / 72°F | 8° / 46°F | 48 mm | 5 |
| October | 30 | 12° / 54°F | 0° / 32°F | 32 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 12 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -3° / 27°F | -11° / 12°F | 13 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bismarck United States · 156 km · best in Sep · 2,676 h sun/yr
- Minot United States · 199 km · best in Sep · 2,684 h sun/yr
- Rapid City United States · 307 km · best in Sep · 2,793 h sun/yr
- Regina Canada · 427 km · best in Sep · 2,633 h sun/yr
- Billings United States · 454 km · best in Jul · 2,701 h sun/yr
- Fargo United States · 455 km · best in Aug · 2,543 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sidney United States · 146 km · 2,754 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Glendive United States · 157 km · 2,753 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Williston United States · 178 km · 2,703 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Wolf Point United States · 254 km · 2,748 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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