North Dakota · United States
Bismarck travel guide
Bismarck is a city in North Dakota, United States, home to about 74,000 people.
- Best months
- May and July to September
- Nearest airport
- BIS5 km · Bismarck Municipal Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/North Dakota/New Salem
- Language
- Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian
When to go
The best time to visit Bismarck
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bismarck are May and July to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; June is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bismarck: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS), about 4.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
BIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport
Questions
Bismarck: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bismarck?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bismarck are May and July to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; June is the wettest, with about 89 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bismarck?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS), about 4.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Bismarck?
United States dollar (USD).
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.