Bismarck vs Ames Climate
55%matchBismarck and Ames are a 55% climate match. Compared with Bismarck, Ames has the same summer highs, 9°F (5°C) milder winter nights and twice the winter rain.
Bismarck gets 18 in (467 mm) of rain a year and Ames 34 in (859 mm). July is the warmest month in both, with highs of 85°F (30°C) in Bismarck and 85°F (30°C) in Ames.
Climate fingerprints: ring color = average temperature, thickness = rain. January at the top.
Month by month
Highs and lows (°F)
BismarckAmessolid = high, dashed = low
Rain (in per month)
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Monthly averages
| Month | High | Low | Rain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck | Ames | Bismarck | Ames | Bismarck | Ames | |
| Jan | 22°F(-5°C) | 29°F(-2°C) | 2°F(-17°C) | 11°F(-12°C) | 0.4 in(10 mm) | 0.8 in(20 mm) |
| Feb | 27°F(-3°C) | 34°F(1°C) | 6°F(-14°C) | 15°F(-9°C) | 0.4 in(11 mm) | 1.1 in(28 mm) |
| Mar | 40°F(4°C) | 48°F(9°C) | 19°F(-7°C) | 27°F(-3°C) | 0.7 in(18 mm) | 2.0 in(50 mm) |
| Apr | 55°F(13°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 31°F(-1°C) | 38°F(4°C) | 1.5 in(38 mm) | 3.8 in(96 mm) |
| May | 69°F(20°C) | 73°F(23°C) | 43°F(6°C) | 50°F(10°C) | 2.5 in(64 mm) | 4.5 in(114 mm) |
| Jun | 79°F(26°C) | 82°F(28°C) | 54°F(12°C) | 60°F(15°C) | 3.3 in(83 mm) | 5.5 in(140 mm) |
| Jul | 85°F(30°C) | 85°F(30°C) | 59°F(15°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 3.2 in(82 mm) | 3.6 in(92 mm) |
| Aug | 83°F(29°C) | 83°F(28°C) | 56°F(14°C) | 61°F(16°C) | 2.3 in(59 mm) | 3.8 in(97 mm) |
| Sep | 74°F(23°C) | 77°F(25°C) | 47°F(8°C) | 53°F(11°C) | 1.6 in(41 mm) | 3.2 in(82 mm) |
| Oct | 58°F(14°C) | 64°F(18°C) | 33°F(1°C) | 40°F(5°C) | 1.4 in(35 mm) | 2.8 in(70 mm) |
| Nov | 41°F(5°C) | 47°F(9°C) | 20°F(-7°C) | 28°F(-2°C) | 0.6 in(15 mm) | 1.4 in(36 mm) |
| Dec | 27°F(-3°C) | 34°F(1°C) | 8°F(-13°C) | 17°F(-8°C) | 0.4 in(11 mm) | 1.3 in(34 mm) |
1991–2020 averages, by calendar month.