Mandan weather in July

In July, Mandan sees average daytime highs of 81°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 3.0 in of rain across 10 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 81°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mandan's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
81°
1st warmest
Overnight low
59°
12th coldest
Rainfall
3.0 in
10 wet days
Daylight
15 h 18 min
5:10 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover
42%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 mph
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Mandan is city in North Dakota, United States.

Density
737/km²
people per km²
Founded
1881

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 81°F through the month.

A typical July day in Mandan reaches about 81°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 22°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 72°F and 91°F. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 7°F warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
17958
27958
38058
48059
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68059
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88159
98159
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138260
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318259

How July really feels in Mandan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mandan weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 0.64.54.98.80.0
Feb26° / 0.74.74.7100.0
Mar38° / 20°1.15.34.111.60.3
Apr53° / 32°1.97.7313.33.1
May65° / 44°2.910.30.414.85.8
Jun75° / 54°3.811.5015.66.6
Jul81° / 59°3.010015.36.7
Aug81° / 57°2.37.50147.2
Sep71° / 47°1.86.4012.47.3
Oct55° / 35°1.86.41.710.64.0
Nov38° / 21°0.84.23.59.20.2
Dec26° / 10°0.74.14.78.40.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36832
46931
56931
66931
76931
87129
97129
107129
117129
127228
137228
147228
157228
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177327
187327
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217327
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277525
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307525
317426

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mandan gets around 3.0 in of rain over 10 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
234
335
435
535
635
735
835
935
1035
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1632
1732
1831
1931
2031
2130
2230
2330
2429
2529
2629
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1412721110
2402722110
3392722110
4382723120
5372824120
6362824120
7352825120
8342825120
9342825130
10332825131
11322825131
12322825141
13312925141
14312925141
15302925141
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21322925131
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2837272591
2938272591
3039282581
3139282581

Wind in July

Winds average 8 mph in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
118light breeze
128light breeze
138light breeze
148light breeze
158light breeze
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188light breeze
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218light breeze
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268light breeze
278light breeze
288light breeze
298light breeze
308light breeze
318light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 36 min at the start of July to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 4:58 AM to 5:26 AM, and sunset from 8:36 PM to 8:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.64:588:36
215.64:598:35
315.64:598:35
415.65:008:35
515.65:018:35
615.65:018:34
715.55:028:34
815.55:038:34
915.55:038:33
1015.55:048:33
1115.45:058:32
1215.45:068:31
1315.45:078:31
1415.45:088:30
1515.35:098:29
1615.35:108:29
1715.35:118:28
1815.35:128:27
1915.25:138:26
2015.25:148:25
2115.25:158:24
2215.15:168:23
2315.15:178:22
2415.15:188:21
2515.05:198:20
2615.05:208:19
2714.95:218:18
2814.95:238:17
2914.95:248:16
3014.85:258:14
3114.85:268:13

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.72 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Mandan

In seasonPeak

In July, Mandan sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mandan's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Mandan?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mandan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mandan in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Mandan sees daytime highs around 81°F and nights near 59°F. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Mandan in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mandan peaks around June 22 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Mandan?

Mandan sits at 46.8°N, 100.9°W, 1,647 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bismarck, 5.0 mi away.

Topography around Mandan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Mandan.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mandan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 ft around an average of 1,709 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 ft.

The land around Mandan is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, grassland (63%) and cropland (21%) within 10 miles, and grassland (63%) and cropland (33%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
341 ft
10 miles
499 ft
50 miles
899 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Bismarck 5.0 mi · Dickinson 90 mi · Minot 99 mi · Jamestown 103 mi · Aberdeen 149 mi · Williston 157 mi · West Fargo 188 mi · Fargo 194 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mandan (46.8267°, -100.8896°, elevation 1,647 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).