Mandan weather in October

In October, Mandan sees average daytime highs of 55°F and overnight lows near 35°F, with 1.8 in of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 48°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Mandan's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mandan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 55°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 35°; 7th coldest
Precipitation: 1.8 in; 6.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 36 min; 7:10 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 5th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 2.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; 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.

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 62°F in the first days to 48°F by the end.

A typical October day in Mandan reaches about 55°F in the afternoon and slips back to 35°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 39°F and 71°F. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 15°F cooler than September and about 17°F warmer than November.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	63	63	62	62	61	60	60	59	59	58	58	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	50	49	48	48	47	47
Avg low (°F)	41	41	40	40	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	31	31	30	29	29	29	28

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	63	41
2	63	41
3	62	40
4	62	40
5	61	39
6	60	39
7	60	38
8	59	38
9	59	38
10	58	37
11	58	37
12	57	36
13	57	36
14	56	36
15	56	35
16	55	35
17	55	35
18	54	34
19	54	34
20	53	33
21	53	33
22	52	32
23	52	32
24	51	31
25	50	31
26	50	31
27	49	30
28	48	29
29	48	29
30	47	29
31	47	28

How October really feels in Mandan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 25 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Mandan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 6°	0.6	4.5	4.9	8.8	0.0
Feb	26° / 9°	0.7	4.7	4.7	10	0.0
Mar	38° / 20°	1.1	5.3	4.1	11.6	0.3
Apr	53° / 32°	1.9	7.7	3	13.3	3.1
May	65° / 44°	2.9	10.3	0.4	14.8	5.8
Jun	75° / 54°	3.8	11.5	0	15.6	6.6
Jul	81° / 59°	3.0	10	0	15.3	6.7
Aug	81° / 57°	2.3	7.5	0	14	7.2
Sep	71° / 47°	1.8	6.4	0	12.4	7.3
Oct	55° / 35°	1.8	6.4	1.7	10.6	4.0
Nov	38° / 21°	0.8	4.2	3.5	9.2	0.2
Dec	26° / 10°	0.7	4.1	4.7	8.4	0.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	51	50	50	50	49	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	46
Cloudier (%)	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	49	50	50	50	51	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	46	54

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Mandan gets around 1.8 in of rain and snow over 6.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	19
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	20	2
3	20	2
4	20	3
5	20	3
6	20	3
7	20	3
8	20	4
9	20	4
10	20	4
11	20	4
12	19	4
13	19	4
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	19	5
19	19	6
20	19	6
21	20	6
22	20	7
23	20	7
24	20	7
25	21	8
26	21	8
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	10
31	19	10

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in October

Winds average 10 mph in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	10	light breeze
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20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	10	light breeze
25	10	light breeze
26	10	light breeze
27	10	light breeze
28	10	light breeze
29	10	light breeze
30	10	light breeze
31	10	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 9 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 102 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 7:32 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.3	11.2	11.2	11.1	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:29	7:30	7:32
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:55	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:32	5:30	5:29	5:27	5:25	5:24	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:48	6:17
2	11.4	6:50	6:15
3	11.4	6:51	6:13
4	11.3	6:53	6:11
5	11.2	6:54	6:09
6	11.2	6:55	6:07
7	11.1	6:57	6:05
8	11.1	6:58	6:03
9	11.0	7:00	6:01
10	11.0	7:01	5:59
11	10.9	7:02	5:57
12	10.9	7:04	5:55
13	10.8	7:05	5:53
14	10.7	7:07	5:51
15	10.7	7:08	5:49
16	10.6	7:10	5:47
17	10.6	7:11	5:46
18	10.5	7:13	5:44
19	10.5	7:14	5:42
20	10.4	7:16	5:40
21	10.4	7:17	5:39
22	10.3	7:18	5:37
23	10.3	7:20	5:35
24	10.2	7:21	5:33
25	10.1	7:23	5:32
26	10.1	7:24	5:30
27	10.0	7:26	5:29
28	10.0	7:27	5:27
29	9.9	7:29	5:25
30	9.9	7:30	5:24
31	9.8	7:32	5:22

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 2.83 kWh/m².

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 — October's 2.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.1	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.0	Moderate
14	2.9	Moderate
15	2.9	Moderate
16	2.9	Moderate
17	2.8	Moderate
18	2.8	Moderate
19	2.7	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.5	Moderate
25	2.5	Moderate
26	2.5	Moderate
27	2.4	Moderate
28	2.4	Moderate
29	2.3	Moderate
30	2.3	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Mandan

In seasonPeak

In October, 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 October a good time to visit Mandan?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Mandan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mandan in October

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

In October, Mandan sees daytime highs around 55°F and nights near 35°F. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Mandan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	4	6	8	8	6	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	4	Moderate
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	6	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

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

grassland 44%

10 miles

499 ft

grassland 63%

50 miles

899 ft

grassland 63%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← September Mandan year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	63	41
2	63	41
3	62	40
4	62	40
5	61	39
6	60	39
7	60	38
8	59	38
9	59	38
10	58	37
11	58	37
12	57	36
13	57	36
14	56	36
15	56	35
16	55	35
17	55	35
18	54	34
19	54	34
20	53	33
21	53	33
22	52	32
23	52	32
24	51	31
25	50	31
26	50	31
27	49	30
28	48	29
29	48	29
30	47	29
31	47	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	20	2
3	20	2
4	20	3
5	20	3
6	20	3
7	20	3
8	20	4
9	20	4
10	20	4
11	20	4
12	19	4
13	19	4
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	19	5
19	19	6
20	19	6
21	20	6
22	20	7
23	20	7
24	20	7
25	21	8
26	21	8
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	10
31	19	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	63	41
2	63	41
3	62	40
4	62	40
5	61	39
6	60	39
7	60	38
8	59	38
9	59	38
10	58	37
11	58	37
12	57	36
13	57	36
14	56	36
15	56	35
16	55	35
17	55	35
18	54	34
19	54	34
20	53	33
21	53	33
22	52	32
23	52	32
24	51	31
25	50	31
26	50	31
27	49	30
28	48	29
29	48	29
30	47	29
31	47	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	20	2
3	20	2
4	20	3
5	20	3
6	20	3
7	20	3
8	20	4
9	20	4
10	20	4
11	20	4
12	19	4
13	19	4
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	19	5
19	19	6
20	19	6
21	20	6
22	20	7
23	20	7
24	20	7
25	21	8
26	21	8
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	10
31	19	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	63	41
2	63	41
3	62	40
4	62	40
5	61	39
6	60	39
7	60	38
8	59	38
9	59	38
10	58	37
11	58	37
12	57	36
13	57	36
14	56	36
15	56	35
16	55	35
17	55	35
18	54	34
19	54	34
20	53	33
21	53	33
22	52	32
23	52	32
24	51	31
25	50	31
26	50	31
27	49	30
28	48	29
29	48	29
30	47	29
31	47	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	57	43
2	56	44
3	56	44
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	54	46
7	54	46
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	52	48
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	52	48
16	52	48
17	52	48
18	51	49
19	50	50
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	49	51
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	47	53
29	47	53
30	46	54
31	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	20	2
3	20	2
4	20	3
5	20	3
6	20	3
7	20	3
8	20	4
9	20	4
10	20	4
11	20	4
12	19	4
13	19	4
14	19	5
15	19	5
16	19	5
17	19	5
18	19	5
19	19	6
20	19	6
21	20	6
22	20	7
23	20	7
24	20	7
25	21	8
26	21	8
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	10
31	19	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0