United States
North Dakota
North Dakota is one of the 51 regions of the United States; its largest place is Bismarck.
Best timeMay · Aug–Sep
Best weather in OctoberWilliston 63
October: highs51° – 57°
Rain this month, on average42mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: May · Aug–Sep.
North Dakota at a glance
The atlas follows 872 places here month by month, with 3 mountains and 435 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, August and September.
When to go to North Dakota
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 44 | 45 | 40 | 46 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 68 | 81 | 53 | 43 | 41 |
| High | 18° | 23° | 36° | 53° | 67° | 76° | 81° | 81° | 71° | 55° | 37° | 23° |
| Low | -1° | 3° | 16° | 30° | 42° | 53° | 58° | 55° | 46° | 33° | 19° | 6° |
| Rain (mm) | 14 | 13 | 23 | 31 | 67 | 93 | 81 | 61 | 50 | 42 | 20 | 16 |
Places in North Dakota
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
61OctoberBismarck
74k people
56° / 33°32 mm
53OctoberFargo
126k people
56° / 35°60 mm
48OctoberGrand Forks
59k people
54° / 34°53 mm
62OctoberMandan
24k people
57° / 33°32 mm
54OctoberWest Fargo
39k people
56° / 35°58 mm
63OctoberWilliston
29k people
57° / 32°25 mm
62OctoberLincoln
4,257 people
57° / 33°32 mm
60OctoberLisbon
2,204 people
57° / 34°54 mm
53 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Adams County6 places · 1,232 · Hettinger
Barnes County24 places · 7,591 · Valley City
Benson County24 places · 2,519 · Minnewaukan
Billings County7 places · 121 · Medora
Bottineau County26 places · 3,312 · Bottineau
Bowman County8 places · 1,907 · Bowman
Burke County18 places · 1,160 · Bowbells
Burleigh County30 places · 79k · Bismarck
Cass County53 places · 178k · Fargo
Cavalier County22 places · 2,375 · Langdon
Dickey County15 places · 3,075 · Ellendale
Divide County11 places · 1,256 · Crosby
Dunn County14 places · 1,543 · Dunn Center
Eddy County7 places · 1,547 · New Rockford
Emmons County12 places · 1,761 · Strasburg
Foster County10 places · 2,291 · Carrington
Golden Valley County10 places · 1,126 · Beach
Grand Forks County26 places · 66k · Grand Forks
Grant County12 places · 1,070 · Carson
Griggs County10 places · 1,318 · Cooperstown
Hettinger County7 places · 1,506 · Mott
Kidder County9 places · 1,112 · Steele
LaMoure County16 places · 2,039 · Edgeley
Logan County6 places · 1,068 · Napoleon
McHenry County27 places · 2,733 · Towner
McIntosh County7 places · 1,661 · Ashley
McKenzie County22 places · 8,077 · Watford City
McLean County19 places · 6,009 · Wilton
Mercer County7 places · 6,242 · Beulah
Morton County30 places · 27k · Mandan
Mountrail County19 places · 6,565 · Stanley
Nelson County12 places · 1,962 · Lakota
Oliver County7 places · 588 · Center
Pembina County25 places · 4,395 · Cavalier
Pierce County11 places · 2,678 · Rugby
Ramsey County24 places · 7,631 · Devils Lake
Ransom County11 places · 3,353 · Lisbon
Renville County9 places · 1,351 · Mohall
Richland County30 places · 3,560 · Lidgerwood
Rolette County15 places · 6,443 · Rolla
Sargent County15 places · 2,425 · Forman
Sheridan County6 places · 504 · McClusky
Sioux County6 places · 1,434 · Cannon Ball
Slope County8 places · 125 · Marmarth
Stark County13 places · 2,583 · Belfield
Steele County8 places · 850 · Hope
Stutsman County31 places · 1,144 · Courtenay
Towner County12 places · 1,378 · Cando
Traill County19 places · 5,619 · Mayville
Walsh County28 places · 7,410 · Grafton
Ward County27 places · 11k · Burlington
Wells County15 places · 2,465 · Fessenden
Williams County26 places · 33k · Williston
North Dakota from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for North Dakota
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Nature in North Dakota
Summit3,507 ft
White Butte
Summit1,969 ft
Turtle Mountain
National park
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
River
James River, North Dakota
River
Little Missouri River, North Dakota
River
Cannonball RiverWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in North Dakota
Culture in North Dakota
Basilica of St. JamesBuilt 1910 · Gothic Revival
Rugby stationBuilt 1907 · Tudor Revival
Alfred E. Dickey Free LibraryBuilt 1917 · Prairie School
Beulah SchoolBuilt 1920 · International Style
Fargo TheatreBuilt 1926 · eclectic
Gethsemane Episcopal CathedralBuilt 1992 · postmodern
Museum
Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryBuilt 2026
Museum
Fargo Air MuseumBuilt 2001What's on in North Dakota
Getting to North Dakota
Bismarck Municipal AirportBIS · Bismarck
4.9 kmDickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportDIK · Bismarck
154 kmJamestown Regional AirportJMS · Bismarck
161 kmFargoFargo
0.6 kmGrand ForksGrand Forks
5.9 kmWillistonWilliston
0.5 kmDevils LakeDevils Lake
0.4 kmTowns in North Dakota from A to Z
The 217 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.
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