Region · United States

Where to stay in North Dakota

This guide covers 3 destinations in North Dakota, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 11 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Fargo, Bismarck and Grand Forks. Across its destinations, May, August and September are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Hector International Airport (FAR).

Destinations in this guide
3
Places to stay
11
Comfortable in the most places
May, August and September
Main airport
FARHector International Airport
Currency
USDUnited States dollar
Time zones
America/North Dakota/New Salem, America/Chicago

Destinations

Destinations in North Dakota

Every destination in this guide in North Dakota, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Fargo125,9905May, August and SeptemberFAR · 5 km
Bismarck73,6224May and July to SeptemberBIS · 5 km
Grand Forks59,1662May, August and SeptemberGFK · 11 km

Where to stay

Hotels in North Dakota

11 hotels in North Dakota recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

When to go

Best time to visit North Dakota

From the climate of 3 destinations in North Dakota with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: May, August and September.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 3-7 °C16 mm
February0 of 3-5 °C14 mm
March0 of 33 °C22 mm
April0 of 313 °C31 mm
May3 of 320 °C67 mm
June0 of 325 °C99 mm
July1 of 328 °C84 mm
August3 of 328 °C68 mm
September3 of 322 °C60 mm
October0 of 314 °C44 mm
November0 of 34 °C23 mm
December0 of 3-4 °C18 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving North Dakota

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in North Dakota name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

medium airport · Fargo

FAR · Hector International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations5.2 km from the closest
medium airport · Grand Forks

GFK · Grand Forks International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 2 destinations11 km from the closest
medium airport · Bismarck

BIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination4.9 km from the closest
medium airport · Thief River Falls

TVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport

Named by 2 destinations65 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in North Dakota, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in United States

1 Jan · New Year's Day19 Jan · Martin Luther King Jr. Day16 Feb · Washington's Birthday25 May · Memorial Day19 Jun · Juneteenth National Independence Day3 Jul · Independence Day (observed)4 Jul · Independence Day7 Sept · Labor Day12 Oct · Columbus Day11 Nov · Veterans Day26 Nov · Thanksgiving Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near North Dakota

Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

United States travel guide · All regions of United States

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.