Bismarck, ND Snowfall A-

First snow Oct 28 · Last snow Apr 22 · 50.4 in/yr · Station: BISMARCK MUNICIPAL AP

Avg First Snow

Oct 28

Median over 30 seasons 10d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 22

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

177 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

50.4 in

Rank #73 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 10 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

2.6

Oct

8.0

Nov

10.1

Dec

8.9

Jan

7.5

Feb

8.5

Mar

4.6

Apr

0.4

May

Jun

How Bismarck Compares

Bismarck snowfall vs North Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Bismarck	North Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	50.4 in	49.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 28	Oct 27	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 22	Apr 18	Apr 3
Snow season length	177 days	174 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in North Dakota, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for BISMARCK MUNICIPAL AP (USW00024011), 4 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.