Bismarck, ND: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 15.8°F in Bismarck, ND, the warmest January since 2021, tied 32nd warmest of 152 (with 1964 and 1953).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 15.8°F; Warmest since 2021; 32nd warmest of 152
Precipitation: 0.32 in; Driest since 2025; 63rd driest of 152

A normal January in Bismarck, ND (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 13°F, between 7.3°F and 19.7°F in eight years of ten and 0.39 in of precipitation, between 0.16 in and 0.85 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Bismarck, ND since 1875: 15.8°F in 2026; the highest is 26.8°F, in 2006.

Normal range, 7.3 to 19.7°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January in Bismarck, ND from 1875 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	15.8	32	25.2	44	6.4	32	0.32	86	0
2025	13.5	55	23.4	59	3.6	49	0.13	130	0
2024	15.5	35	23.3	60	7.6	19	0.32	86	0
2023	13.6	54	23	63	4.2	44	0.20	121	0
2022	13.1	58	25.3	43	0.8	68	0.66	40	0
2021	25.8	2	33.6	10	17.9	2	0.29	98	0
2020	15.5	35	23.6	57	7.4	23	0.24	111	0
2019	13	59	21.9	69	4	46	0.81	21	0
2018	13	59	25	47	1	64	0.42	68	0
2017	11.1	72	20.3	78	1.9	59	0.64	42	0
2016	17.1	30	26.8	34	7.4	23	0.21	119	0
2015	19.1	18	29.2	25	8.9	13	0.75	27	0
2014	13.8	53	26.3	36	1.3	62	0.38	75	0
2013	13.9	52	24.1	54	3.6	49	0.25	108	0
2012	22.7	10	34.5	6	10.9	11	0.30	94	0
2011	8.7	83	18.5	93	-1.1	79	1.13	5	0
2010	9.3	79	18.3	94	0.4	70	0.70	33	0
2009	8.7	83	19.8	81	-2.4	89	0.83	18	0
2008	11.7	68	24.1	54	-0.7	76	0.11	134	0
2007	14.6	46	26.9	33	2.4	58	0.13	130	0
2006	26.8	1	34.6	4	19	1	0.18	124	0
2005	9.5	77	20.3	78	-1.3	80	0.36	79	0
2004	7.7	94	17.1	98	-1.7	83	0.59	45	0
2003	14.4	47	25.1	45	3.8	47	0.26	106	0
2002	19.4	16	30.1	17	8.6	16	0.33	85	0
2001	18.7	21	29.8	20	7.5	21	0.46	62	0
2000	15.1	40	25.6	39	4.7	40	0.39	73	0
1999	8.4	90	18.7	91	-1.9	84	1.13	5	0
1998	13.2	56	22.7	65	3.6	49	0.09	136	0
1997	3.7	111	14.3	110	-6.9	114	0.84	17	0
1996	2	121	12.8	122	-8.8	122	0.94	14	0
1995	10.3	75	18.8	88	1.9	59	0.41	70	0
1994	0.6	127	9.9	128	-8.8	122	0.58	47	0
1993	8.1	92	19.5	84	-3.2	95	0.29	98	0
1992	23.3	8	35.1	2	11.5	10	0.31	91	0
1991	8.8	82	20.4	77	-2.8	93	0.16	126	0
1990	23.6	6	34.2	9	13	7	0.26	106	0
1989	16	31	28.3	31	3.7	48	0.59	45	0
1988	8.9	81	21.3	73	-3.5	97	0.68	38	0
1987	21.8	11	31.9	12	11.6	9	0.14	128	0
1986	20	13	29.2	25	10.9	11	0.36	79	0
1985	6.2	103	18.3	94	-5.9	111	0.27	105	0
1984	15.5	35	26	37	5	38	0.38	75	0
1983	23	9	31.7	14	14.3	4	0.23	114	0
1982	-4.3	146	6.8	146	-15.3	147	0.75	27	0
1981	19.5	15	31.8	13	7.2	26	0.12	132	0
1980	8.6	85	19.8	81	-2.5	91	0.70	33	0
1979	-2.2	140	7	144	-11.4	135	0.54	53	0
1978	-1.7	136	7.4	142	-10.8	130	0.14	128	0
1977	-1.5	135	9.4	130	-12.5	140	0.55	51	0
1976	11.9	66	22.8	64	0.9	66	0.52	58	0
1975	12.8	61	25	47	0.7	69	0.53	57	0
1974	6.5	98	18.8	88	-5.8	110	0.11	134	0
1973	15.5	35	25.5	41	5.5	36	0.07	141	0
1972	4.8	108	15.3	105	-5.7	109	0.68	38	0
1971	1.5	125	10.8	125	-7.8	117	0.78	25	0
1970	4	110	13.5	117	-5.5	108	0.46	62	0
1969	-0.8	132	9.7	129	-11.3	134	1.29	3	0
1968	7.1	97	18.9	87	-4.7	103	0.30	94	0
1967	11.2	71	23.7	56	-1.4	81	0.85	16	0
1966	-3	142	8	137	-13.9	144	0.29	98	0
1965	2.5	118	14	113	-9	124	0.54	53	0
1964	15.8	32	28.8	28	2.9	55	0.40	71	0
1963	3	115	14	113	-8.1	119	0.32	86	0
1962	10.9	74	21.9	69	-0.3	74	0.54	53	1
1961	18.4	24	28.6	30	8.2	17	0.05	143	0
1960	11	73	21	75	1	64	0.35	82	0
1959	3.2	113	12.9	120	-6.5	112	0.29	98	0
1958	18.1	26	29.5	21	6.7	29	0.43	65	0
1957	1.9	122	13.3	118	-9.5	127	0.43	65	0
1956	4.7	109	14.3	110	-4.9	105	0.97	11	0
1955	14.9	41	25.5	41	4.4	43	0.42	68	0
1954	0.6	127	12.8	122	-11.7	137	0.52	58	0
1953	15.8	32	26.7	35	4.8	39	0.43	65	0
1952	1.8	124	13.1	119	-9.5	127	1.24	4	0
1951	2.9	116	14.4	109	-8.7	121	0.55	51	0
1950	-10.2	152	0.2	151	-20.6	152	1.00	10	0
1949	2.5	118	12.9	120	-7.9	118	0.74	30	0
1948	11.3	70	23.3	60	-0.7	76	0.30	94	0
1947	18.3	25	29.4	23	7.2	26	0.45	64	0
1946	11.8	67	25.6	39	-2.1	85	0.07	141	0
1945	14.7	43	22.5	67	6.9	28	0.39	73	0
1944	23.5	7	34.6	4	12.5	8	0.22	118	0
1943	-2	138	8.1	136	-12	138	0.75	27	0
1942	19.4	16	32	11	6.7	29	0.04	147	0
1941	11.6	69	21.4	72	1.7	61	0.57	49	0
1940	2.2	120	13.8	116	-9.4	125	0.02	151	0
1939	19	19	29.4	23	8.7	14	0.32	86	0
1938	12.5	62	22.5	67	2.5	56	0.40	71	0
1937	-6	150	3.1	150	-15.1	146	0.70	33	0
1936	-3.9	145	5.3	149	-13	142	0.36	79	0
1935	8.5	88	19.2	85	-2.1	85	0.04	147	0
1934	19.9	14	31	15	8.7	14	0.08	139	0
1933	14.2	48	25	47	3.5	53	0.83	18	0
1932	9.7	76	19.7	83	-0.2	73	0.35	82	0
1931	24.6	3	34.7	3	14.5	3	0.05	143	0
1930	-0.4	129	7.7	139	-8.5	120	0.23	114	0
1929	-2.9	141	7.7	139	-13.5	143	0.69	36	0
1928	15.2	39	24.7	51	5.7	34	0.23	114	0
1927	14	51	22.6	66	5.4	37	0.24	111	0
1926	18.6	22	29.5	21	7.6	19	0.54	53	0
1925	12	65	23.1	62	0.9	66	0.32	86	0
1924	6.3	100	17.6	97	-5.1	106	0.04	147	0
1923	12.3	63	23.5	58	1.1	63	0.29	98	0
1922	8.4	90	19.1	86	-2.4	89	0.34	84	0
1921	18.8	20	30.1	17	7.5	21	0.12	132	0
1920	7.5	95	17.1	98	-2.2	87	0.52	58	0
1919	24.4	4	35.7	1	13.1	6	0.09	136	0
1918	1.3	126	9.4	130	-6.7	113	0.62	43	0
1917	6.3	100	16.9	100	-4.3	101	0.65	41	0
1916	-4.9	149	5.9	147	-15.8	149	0.81	21	0
1915	9.2	80	18.6	92	-0.1	71	0.08	139	0
1914	17.9	28	29.2	25	6.6	31	0.25	108	0
1913	5.7	105	16.7	101	-5.4	107	0.37	78	0
1912	-0.9	133	8	137	-9.8	129	0.18	124	0
1911	2.9	116	15.2	106	-9.4	125	1.50	2	0
1910	9.5	77	21.1	74	-2.2	87	0.57	49	0
1909	6.3	100	16.2	103	-3.6	98	0.21	119	0
1908	21.3	12	34.5	6	8.2	17	0.24	111	0
1907	-3.2	143	5.6	148	-12.1	139	1.01	9	0
1906	13.2	56	21.9	69	4.5	42	0.71	32	0
1905	1.9	122	11.3	124	-7.6	115	0.31	91	0
1904	5.2	107	14.5	107	-4.1	100	0.58	47	0
1903	14.2	48	25.1	45	3.3	54	0.82	20	0
1902	14.1	50	24.2	53	4.1	45	0.05	143	0
1901	14.7	43	25.7	38	3.6	49	0.03	150	0
1900	18.6	22	30.8	16	6.4	32	0.28	104	0
1899	8.6	85	18.8	88	-1.5	82	0.09	136	0
1898	17.8	29	29.9	19	5.7	34	0.20	121	0
1897	5.8	104	14.1	112	-2.5	91	1.11	8	0
1896	8.1	92	16.5	102	-0.3	74	0.81	21	0
1895	-1.3	134	8.3	135	-10.9	132	0.89	15	0
1894	3.2	113	10.8	125	-4.5	102	0.20	121	0
1893	5.5	106	13.9	115	-2.9	94	0.73	31	0
1892	7.4	96	15.7	104	-1	78	0.29	98	0
1891	23.8	5	34.4	8	13.2	5	0.05	143	0
1890	-2.1	139	7	144	-11.2	133	0.80	24	0
1889	14.7	43	24.8	50	4.6	41	0.50	61	0
1888	-4.3	146	7.1	143	-15.7	148	0.96	12	0
1887	-4.6	148	9.3	133	-18.5	151	0.95	13	0
1886	-3.2	143	7.6	141	-14	145	0.62	43	0
1885	-0.7	130	9.4	130	-10.8	130	0.31	91	0
1884	3.5	112	14.5	107	-7.6	115	0.38	75	0
1883	-1.9	137	9.1	134	-12.8	141	0.25	108	0
1882	12.1	64	24.3	52	-0.1	71	0.23	114	0
1881	-0.7	130	10	127	-11.4	135	0.69	36	0
1880	14.9	41	27.2	32	2.5	56	0.30	94	0
1879	8.6	85	20.8	76	-3.6	98	0.15	127	0
1878	18	27	28.7	29	7.3	25	trace	152	0
1877	6.4	99	17.7	96	-4.8	104	1.64	1	0
1876	8.5	88	20.3	78	-3.3	96	0.78	25	0
1875	-9.1	151	-0.4	152	-17.7	150	1.13	5	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	26.8
2021	25.8
1931	24.6
1919	24.4
1891	23.8
1990	23.6
1944	23.5
1992	23.3
1983	23
2012	22.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1950	-10.2
1875	-9.1
1937	-6
1916	-4.9
1887	-4.6
1982	-4.3
1888	-4.3
1936	-3.9
1907	-3.2
1886	-3.2

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1877	1.64
1911	1.50
1969	1.29
1952	1.24
2011	1.13
1999	1.13
1875	1.13
1897	1.11
1907	1.01
1950	1.00

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1878	trace
1940	0.02
1901	0.03
1942	0.04
1935	0.04
1924	0.04
1961	0.05
1931	0.05
1902	0.05
1891	0.05

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 47°F; 12 January 2026, 11 January 2026
Coldest night: -22°F; 23 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.10 in; 31 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.32 in of precipitation in Bismarck, ND, the driest January since 2025, tied 63rd driest of 152 (with 2024, 1963, 1939 and 1 other year).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Bismarck, ND: 47°F on Monday 12 January 2026 and Sunday 11 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Bismarck, ND: a low of -22°F on Friday 23 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Bismarck, ND: 0.10 in on Saturday 31 January 2026.