Captain's Landing Township has some of the coldest winter nights among U.S. towns
July afternoons average 84°. It is a dry place: less rain and snow fall here than on 91% of U.S. towns. The latest 30-year average runs 1.5° warmer than 1901–2000’s, with January up the most. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from October to April, which average under 50°.
A year in Captain's Landing Township at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Captain's Landing Township’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Captain's Landing Township’s place in North Dakota beside it.
What a year in Captain's Landing Township feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 136 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 13 and the first by September 27. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Mandan Exp Stn, ND, 4 miles from the town’s center, 110 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Captain's Landing Township’s center in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −26°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 51 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Bismarck, ND, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 18 inches a year; June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 100 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Captain's Landing Township
95% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Mandan Exp Stn, ND.
Living with Captain's Landing Township’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
136 frost-free days in zone 4a. The last frost comes by May 13 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Sep 27.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June, July, August and September.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Captain's Landing Township from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (30%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 34%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Captain's Landing Township and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Captain's Landing Township in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Captain's Landing Township’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain's Landing Township, ND | 3° | 84° | 18" | 51" |
| Havre, MT | 6° | 85° | 13" | 41" |
| Gunnison, CO | 0° | 82° | 12" | 50" |
| Moorhead, MN | 0° | 82° | 25" | 51" |
| Huron, SD | 6° | 86° | 23" | 44" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Captain's Landing Township averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.8°).
A bigger shift than in 61% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Captain's Landing Township compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Captain's Landing Township’s place among North Dakota’s.
Captain's Landing Township weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Captain's Landing Township’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Bismarck, ND. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23° | 3° | 0.5" | 8.9" | 8 | 26 | 1° – 27° |
| February | 27° | 7° | 0.4" | 7.5" | 8 | 21 | −1° – 30° |
| March | 40° | 19° | 0.7" | 8.5" | 8 | 13 | 18° – 43° |
| April | 56° | 30° | 1.3" | 4.6" | 8 | 3 | 35° – 50° |
| May | 68° | 42° | 2.6" | 0.4" | 10 | 0 | 50° – 61° |
| June | 77° | 53° | 3.3" | 0.0" | 12 | 0 | 60° – 70° |
| July | 84° | 58° | 3.0" | 0.0" | 10 | 0 | 63° – 77° |
| August | 83° | 55° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 64° – 75° |
| September | 73° | 46° | 1.6" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| October | 57° | 33° | 1.4" | 2.5" | 7 | 1 | 37° – 50° |
| November | 40° | 19° | 0.6" | 8.0" | 7 | 9 | 17° – 40° |
| December | 27° | 8° | 0.5" | 10.1" | 8 | 19 | 6° – 28° |
| Year | 55° | 31° | 18.0" | 50.5" | 100 | 92 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from -1° to 30°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Where Captain's Landing Township’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Captain's Landing Township’s center.
- Snow: Bismarck, ND.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Mandan Exp Stn, ND, 4 miles from the town’s center, 110 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Captain's Landing Township’s climate
What is the weather like in Captain's Landing Township?
A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 3°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than all but 93 U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 63% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Captain's Landing Township in winter?
January nights average 3°. About 184 nights a year reach 32° or below and 38 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 1°.
How much snow does Captain's Landing Township get?
About 51 inches in a normal winter at Bismarck, ND, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 92 days a year.
How hot does it get in Captain's Landing Township?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 58°. About 15 days a year reach 90° and 1 reach 100° (Mandan Exp Stn, ND).
When is the first and last frost in Captain's Landing Township?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by May 13 and the first fall frost by September 27, about 136 frost-free days, at Mandan Exp Stn, ND.
What growing zone is Captain's Landing Township in?
Zone 4a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −26°.
What is the best time of year to visit Captain's Landing Township?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June, July, August and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Captain's Landing Township getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 61% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Captain's Landing Township.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.