Devils Lake (ND) Temperature by Month

Devils Lake, North Dakota, United States of America has an average annual maximum temperature of 9°C (48°F), ranging from -8°C (18°F) in February to 26°C (79°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.

Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from comfortable to very cold in Devils Lake. At night, minimum temperatures range from 15°C (59°F) in July to -18°C (0°F) in February.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Devils Lake by month:

Daily lows are most common between 4 AM and 6 AM. By 3 PM temperatures reach their daily high, driven by peak solar heating.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Devils Lake's average annual maximum temperature is 9°C (48°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Barcelona, Spain has an annual average of around 21°C (70°F), with warm summers and mild, fairly short winters.

Interlaken, Switzerland averages 8°C (46°F) a year, with cold winters and cool summers thanks to its Alpine setting.

New York City, USA averages 17°C (63°F) a year, with hot humid summers and cold winters that bring regular snowfall.

Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually, known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Devils Lake's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Devils Lake climate page.