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Best Climate Cities in North Dakota

Warm temperatures, plenty of sunshine and clean air.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Temperature · 35% Sunshine · 30% Clean Air · 25% Low Rain · 10%

Top 12 Best Climate Cities in North Dakota

Ranked by composite score across 4 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 69.3
Fargo, ND
129,064 residents
Temperature 45°F
Sunshine 276 days
Clean Air 38
#2
Score 65.9
Burlington, ND
1,169 residents
Temperature 43°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 38
#3
Score 65.9
Minot AFB, ND
4,904 residents
Temperature 43°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 38
#4
Score 65.9
Surrey, ND
1,672 residents
Temperature 43°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 38
#5
Score 65.9
Minot, ND
47,922 residents
Temperature 43°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 38
#6
Score 64.5
Hazen, ND
2,509 residents
Temperature 43°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 38
#7
Score 64.5
Beulah, ND
3,058 residents
Temperature 43°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 38
#8
Score 62.8
Hettinger, ND
1,141 residents
Temperature 43°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 38
#9
Score 61.5
Tioga, ND
1,525 residents
Temperature 42°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 38
#10
Score 61.3
Watford City, ND
6,016 residents
Temperature 42°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 38
#11
Score 60.6
Williston, ND
27,964 residents
Temperature 42°F
Sunshine 274 days
Clean Air 38
#12
Score 60.6
Bowman, ND
1,523 residents
Temperature 42°F
Sunshine 273 days
Clean Air 38

Full Ranking, North Dakota

Top 45 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Fargo ND 69.3
2 Burlington ND 65.9
3 Minot AFB ND 65.9
4 Surrey ND 65.9
5 Minot ND 65.9
6 Hazen ND 64.5
7 Beulah ND 64.5
8 Hettinger ND 62.8
9 Tioga ND 61.5
10 Watford City ND 61.3
11 Williston ND 60.6
12 Bowman ND 60.6
13 Washburn ND 60.4
14 Lincoln ND 60.3
15 New Town ND 59.7
16 Mandan ND 59.6
17 Dickinson ND 58.8
18 Bismarck ND 58.2
19 Hillsboro ND 57.4
20 Garrison ND 56.1
21 Crosby ND 53.4
22 Jamestown ND 53.3
23 Lisbon ND 52.5
24 New Rockford ND 50.8
25 Horace ND 50.2
26 West Fargo ND 50.2
27 Valley City ND 49.6
28 Devils Lake ND 49.2
29 Casselton ND 49.2
30 Mapleton ND 49.2
31 Thompson ND 48.2
32 Grand Forks ND 48.2
33 Harvey ND 47.9
34 Kenmare ND 47.3
35 Grand Forks AFB ND 46.5
36 Stanley ND 43.8
37 Bottineau ND 43.5
38 Mayville ND 42.5
39 Rugby ND 40.4
40 Cando ND 39.9
41 Cavalier ND 39
42 Belcourt ND 38.8
43 Shell Valley ND 38.8
44 Rolla ND 34.3
45 Langdon ND 33.6

Fargo, ND tops the list with a composite score of 69.3 out of 100, followed by Burlington and Minot AFB. ND dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for best climate.

Rankings combine 4 independent metrics: Temperature, Sunshine, Clean Air, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to best climate, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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