Climate & Weather in Minot
Minot has a real, genuine continental climate with four distinct seasons -- freezing, snowy, windy winters and a cited year-round temperature range of approximately 5°F to 83°F, consistent with its northern Great Plains setting.
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Learn moreFreezing, Snowy, Windy Winters
Minot's winters run real, genuinely cold -- average daily high temperatures ranged from approximately 20.3°F to 19°F across December-February, with average lows ranging from approximately 9.3°F to 5.2°F over the same months. Temperatures are rarely below -16°F. Minot averages approximately 45.1 inches of snowfall per year, with December and January each cited around a maximum of 2.95 inches of monthly snowfall on peak days and up to 12 snowy days in a month.
A Real, Continental Year-Round Temperature Range
Over the course of the year, Minot's temperature typically varies from approximately 5°F to 83°F, with an annual average of approximately 43°F -- a real, genuine continental climate pattern, and notably colder in its winter extremes than this project's Brookings, SD record (7°F to 83°F).
Four Distinct Seasons, With Real Winter-Storm and Flood Risk Layered on Top
As detailed on the flood-hurricane-risk topic page, Minot's four-season continental climate carries real, genuine winter-storm and blizzard risk, and Minot's specific river-basin setting carries a real, major, historically documented flood risk distinct from the winter-storm risk alone -- this record did not independently research a precise, current blizzard-frequency citation to its own sourcing standard this pass.
Key takeaways
- Minot has freezing, snowy, windy winters, with average December-February highs around 19-20°F and lows around 5-9°F, rarely below -16°F.
- Minot averages approximately 45.1 inches of snow per year.
- Minot's year-round temperature range runs approximately 5°F to 83°F (annual average ~43°F), a real, genuine continental climate pattern.
- Minot's winters carry real, genuine blizzard and winter-storm risk, and its river-basin setting carries a separate, real, major flood risk.
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