Average Snowfall for North Dakota in January

The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during January at cities and other locations in North Dakota. The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres) this month.

The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, Central and Western North Dakota.

Eastern North Dakota

Average total snowfall in January
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
9.5 Fargo 10.3 26.2
8.8 Grand Forks 10.6 26.9
4.7 Jamestown 11.4 29.0

Central North Dakota

January snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
9.9 Bismarck 8.9 22.6
6.4 Bottineau 9.1 23.1
4.2 Garrison 6.8 17.3
8.1 Minot 9.8 24.9
4.9 Rugby 8.0 20.3

Western North Dakota

Average snow for January
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
4.6 Dickinson 6.0 15.2
4.6 Medora 4.4 11.2
5.6 Pretty Rock Wildlife Refuge 6.8 17.3
9.8 Williston 11.2 28.4
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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