Fargo climate — normals and trends
Fargo (United States) has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 654 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Fargo averages 165 frost days, 20 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Fargo has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 169 to 161 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 4 June 2021) and the coldest -40.0 °C (on 24 January 1966).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FargoNorth Dakota
- coords
- 46.88°, -96.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
10.6°C
Average daily low
0.4°C
Annual rainfall
654mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
19.2km/h
Seasonal range
34.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
165 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
20 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
79.6 cm
Average feels-like high
7.8 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.2 °C
Average peak gust
37.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.17 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.6 °C
4 June 2021
Coldest day
-40.0 °C
24 January 1966
Wettest day
86 mm
15 June 1953
Windiest day
59.8 km/h
7 June 1954
Strongest gust
112.7 km/h
7 June 1954
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
12 July 1995
Coldest feels-like
-45.4 °C
24 January 1966
Snowiest day
25.8 cm
28 November 1960
Sunniest day
15.0 h
12 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -7.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 15 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | -7.0 °C | -1.6 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 6.8 °C | +4.9 °C | 15 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 12.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 87 mm | +28 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 82 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 88 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 105 mm | +25 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 66 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 38 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 5.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 19 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | -4.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 36 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Fargo?
Fargo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 654 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Fargo?
The hottest day measured in Fargo between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2021, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Fargo?
The coldest day measured in Fargo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1966, at -40.0 °C.
Does it snow in Fargo?
Yes. Fargo gets on average 79.6 cm of snow per year and has around 165 frost days.
Has the climate of Fargo warmed?
Yes: Fargo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Fargo?
The wettest day measured in Fargo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1953, with 86 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Fargo?
The windiest day measured in Fargo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1954, with winds reaching 59.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Fargo?
The warmest month in Fargo is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Fargo?
Fargo receives on average 654 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Fargo?
Fargo gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Fargo?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Fargo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1960, with 25.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Fargo?
Yes: Fargo has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Fargo?
In Fargo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 12 July 1995, and the lowest was -45.4 °C on 24 January 1966.
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