Fargo weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · regional city · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Fargo is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with September and July close behind. Fargo averages about 2,543 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 69 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,543
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 608 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.3 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 7 (high)
- Population
- 163k
- Elevation
- 272 m
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When is the best time to visit Fargo?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Fargo is August, then September and July. The dullest month is January (0/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Fargo?
Fargo gets a lot of sun: around 2,543 hours a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate August (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #192 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 44% of the annual 608 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | -7° / 19°F | -17° / 1°F | 14 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | -5° / 23°F | -16° / 3°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| March | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -7° / 19°F | 29 mm | 3 |
| April | 36 | 13° / 55°F | 0° / 32°F | 45 mm | 4 |
| May | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 7° / 45°F | 84 mm | 5 |
| June | 75 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 104 mm | 6 |
| July | 79 | 30° / 86°F | 17° / 63°F | 80 mm | 7 |
| August | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 15° / 59°F | 69 mm | 6 |
| September | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 10° / 50°F | 69 mm | 4 |
| October | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 57 mm | 2 |
| November | 0 | 4° / 39°F | -5° / 23°F | 17 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | -4° / 25°F | -13° / 9°F | 24 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bismarck United States · 299 km · best in Sep · 2,676 h sun/yr
- Winnipeg Canada · 334 km · best in Aug · 2,491 h sun/yr
- Duluth United States · 351 km · best in Sep · 2,261 h sun/yr
- Minneapolis United States · 359 km · best in Sep · 2,337 h sun/yr
- Minot United States · 366 km · best in Sep · 2,684 h sun/yr
- Sioux Falls United States · 371 km · best in Jul · 2,583 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Grand Forks United States · 118 km · 2,551 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Thief River Falls United States · 136 km · 2,527 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Jamestown United States · 141 km · 2,671 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Devils Lake United States · 206 km · 2,673 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Brainerd United States · 213 km · 2,324 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
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