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Average annual temperature in North Dakota

Average annual temperature in North Dakota was 42 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 4.1% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 50 states in 2025.

2025, °F42
Change on 2024-4.1%
Rank49th of 50US states ranked
Series high451987
Series low34.91950

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Average annual temperature in North Dakota, 1895 to 2025

32.53537.54042.545189519141933195219711990200920251895: 37.2 °F1896: 36.4 °F1897: 37.4 °F1898: 38.5 °F1899: 36.3 °F1900: 40.6 °F1901: 40 °F1902: 38.2 °F1903: 37.5 °F1904: 36.9 °F1905: 38.9 °F1906: 39.4 °F1907: 36.6 °F1908: 40.3 °F1909: 37.9 °F1910: 40.5 °F1911: 37.7 °F1912: 37.7 °F1913: 39.4 °F1914: 39.8 °F1915: 39.2 °F1916: 35.7 °F1917: 35.9 °F1918: 39.4 °F1919: 38.3 °F1920: 39.2 °F1921: 41.6 °F1922: 39.3 °F1923: 40.1 °F1924: 37.7 °F1925: 40.1 °F1926: 40.2 °F1927: 37.5 °F1928: 40.7 °F1929: 37.3 °F1930: 40.8 °F1931: 44.2 °F1932: 39.4 °F1933: 40.6 °F1934: 42.8 °F1935: 38.9 °F1936: 38.1 °F1937: 38.4 °F1938: 41.3 °F1939: 41.4 °F1940: 40.4 °F1941: 41.6 °F1942: 40.3 °F1943: 39.3 °F1944: 40.4 °F1945: 38.4 °F1946: 40.4 °F1947: 39.6 °F1948: 39.4 °F1949: 39.2 °F1950: 34.9 °F1951: 35.6 °F1952: 40.6 °F1953: 42.1 °F1954: 40.8 °F1955: 38.8 °F1956: 39.1 °F1957: 40.1 °F1958: 40.6 °F1959: 39.5 °F1960: 39.6 °F1961: 41.1 °F1962: 39.8 °F1963: 41.9 °F1964: 39.8 °F1965: 37.6 °F1966: 38.1 °F1967: 39.3 °F1968: 39.5 °F1969: 38.7 °F1970: 38.4 °F1971: 39.1 °F1972: 37.6 °F1973: 41.8 °F1974: 39.9 °F1975: 39.4 °F1976: 41.3 °F1977: 41.1 °F1978: 38.1 °F1979: 37.2 °F1980: 41.2 °F1981: 43.2 °F1982: 37.8 °F1983: 41.1 °F1984: 41 °F1985: 38.2 °F1986: 41.7 °F1987: 45 °F1988: 42.4 °F1989: 39.4 °F1990: 42.6 °F1991: 42.3 °F1992: 41.2 °F1993: 38.3 °F1994: 40 °F1995: 39.6 °F1996: 36.5 °F1997: 40.7 °F1998: 43.2 °F1999: 43 °F2000: 41.1 °F2001: 42.2 °F2002: 41 °F2003: 40.8 °F2004: 40.5 °F2005: 42.4 °F2006: 43.8 °F2007: 41.8 °F2008: 39.3 °F2009: 38.5 °F2010: 40.9 °F2011: 40.7 °F2012: 44.1 °F2013: 38.8 °F2014: 39 °F2015: 43.4 °F2016: 44.4 °F2017: 42 °F2018: 39.8 °F2019: 38 °F2020: 42.3 °F2021: 43.8 °F2022: 39.4 °F2023: 42 °F2024: 43.8 °F2025: 42 °F
°F. Source: NOAA NCEI, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.
All 131 values
Period°F
202542
202443.8
202342
202239.4
202143.8
202042.3
201938
201839.8
201742
201644.4
201543.4
201439
201338.8
201244.1
201140.7
201040.9
200938.5
200839.3
200741.8
200643.8
200542.4
200440.5
200340.8
200241
200142.2
200041.1
199943
199843.2
199740.7
199636.5
199539.6
199440
199338.3
199241.2
199142.3
199042.6
198939.4
198842.4
198745
198641.7
198538.2
198441
198341.1
198237.8
198143.2
198041.2
197937.2
197838.1
197741.1
197641.3
197539.4
197439.9
197341.8
197237.6
197139.1
197038.4
196938.7
196839.5
196739.3
196638.1
196537.6
196439.8
196341.9
196239.8
196141.1
196039.6
195939.5
195840.6
195740.1
195639.1
195538.8
195440.8
195342.1
195240.6
195135.6
195034.9
194939.2
194839.4
194739.6
194640.4
194538.4
194440.4
194339.3
194240.3
194141.6
194040.4
193941.4
193841.3
193738.4
193638.1
193538.9
193442.8
193340.6
193239.4
193144.2
193040.8
192937.3
192840.7
192737.5
192640.2
192540.1
192437.7
192340.1
192239.3
192141.6
192039.2
191938.3
191839.4
191735.9
191635.7
191539.2
191439.8
191339.4
191237.7
191137.7
191040.5
190937.9
190840.3
190736.6
190639.4
190538.9
190436.9
190337.5
190238.2
190140
190040.6
189936.3
189838.5
189737.4
189636.4
189537.2

Compared with United States

Place2025
North Dakota42
United States54.6

Rankings

Definition

Mean air temperature from January to December, in degrees Fahrenheit: the average of the 12 monthly mean temperatures. NOAA computes it from its climate divisional dataset (nClimDiv): station readings interpolated onto a 5 km grid and averaged over the area.

Values are area averages, so a county with mountains and valleys has one value for very different local climates. NOAA revises the last two years every month.

How to cite

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/32/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. (2026). NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide (Average annual temperature, North Dakota, 1895 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/32/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json

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NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide, Average annual temperature, North Dakota, 1895 to 2025. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 6 Oct. 2026, https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/32/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 2026. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Average annual temperature, North Dakota, 1895 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/32/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota.

Harvard

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (2026) NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide, Average annual temperature, North Dakota, 1895 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/32/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{noaa_average_annual_temperature_north_2025,
  author = {{NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information}},
  title = {{NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide: Average annual temperature, North Dakota, 1895 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/32/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-annual-temperature/north-dakota. Publisher attribution: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/statewide/time-series/32/tavg/12/12/1895-2025/data.json. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the average annual temperature in North Dakota?

Average annual temperature in North Dakota was 42 °F in 2025, according to NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. That is down 4.1% from 2024. That is the 49th highest of 50 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, contiguous US and statewide. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average annual temperature in North Dakota?

45 °F in 1987, the highest value since 1895 in this series.

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