A Winter Getaway To North Dakota’s Snowiest Town Is Nothing Short Of Magical
Winter’s fun, right? Okay, maybe it gets a little cold sometimes (alright, fine, it’s big cold a lot) but that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the beauty of winter anyway. What better way to celebrate winter than by visiting the snowiest town in North Dakota? This one’s definitely for all the snow lovers out there because those who can’t stand the fluffy white stuff and lament each time it starts to fall are gonna hate this one. Winter in North Dakota is amazing… as long as you enjoy winter, anyway… and arm yourself with your warmestwinter essentials.
Welcome to Fargo, North Dakota! It's the single most populous "Fargo" in the United States.
As of the 2020 census, there are 125,990 people that call this little town home. Sure, it's the largest "city" in North Dakota... but by almost any other state's standards, a population of just over 100k makes it a "town", but we guess it's subjective.
Later, its name would be changed to honor William Fargo, the Northern Pacific Railway director and Wells Fargo Express Company founder. It's a really nice little place to call home or to visit year-round...
The national average in the United States is 28 inches of snow annually. Fargo, however, knocks that standard out of the park, with an impressive average of 51.6 inches of snow annually, almost double the norm.
The snow isn't even so bad, really - usually, it's the wind and the frigid temperatures that ensure haters of all things winter will stay far away.
The average daytime temperatue during winter in Fargo, ND is around 24 degrees in December, dropping to 16 degrees in January (which is the coldest month of the year). If that sounds cold to you, wait 'til you learn the lows: 8 degrees in December, and -1 degree in January. Yay!
Of course, this doesn't mean there isn't anything to do during this time. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
There are plenty of amazing things to do in North Dakota during the winter, and folks around here tend to celebrate it for all its beauty instead of grumble about what a pain the snow is. After all, if we weren't fans of snow, we probably wouldn't still be here.
Fargo is a friendly, warm communiity, and we think visiting this little place is one of the best possible ways to kill some time this winter.
It's not every day you step inside somewhere that quite literally feels like a snow globe, but it sure is magical.
What are some of your favorite places to go during the winter in North Dakota? Have you ever been to Fargo when there’s two feet of snow on the ground? Let us know!
Address: Fargo, ND, USA
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Tori Jane is a storm chaser, writer, photographer, and the village idiot - in that order. When she's not out and about dancing with the meanest storms on planet Earth for funsies she can be found wandering, shooting landscapes, writing, editing photos, and otherwise up to no good. Legend has it that she can also be occasionally spotted typing up short bios in the third person, but those rumors are unsubstantiated.
