Climate · Manning

Manning, ND climate

Manning has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 4°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
84°
148th hottest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
January low
4°
139th mildest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Rain + melted snow
17 in
291st driest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Snow a winter
44 in
721st least snowy of 1,453 North Dakota towns
A normal year

What a year in Manning feels like

Winter

27° / 7°
Typical high / low · 17 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

54° / 29°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 18

Summer

81° / 53°
Typical high / low · 18 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

56° / 31°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 24
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Manning weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January24°4°0.4" 6.0"5 4° – 29°
February29°8°0.4" 8.0"5 -2° – 30°
March41°18°0.7" 7.8"5 16° – 43°
April55°29°1.3" 4.1"5 34° – 48°
May66°40°2.7" 1.4"9 49° – 59°
June76°50°3.2" 09 58° – 67°
July84°55°2.5" 07 61° – 75°
August83°53°1.9" 06 64° – 73°
September72°44°1.7" 06 53° – 64°
October56°31°1.3" 3.7"5 34° – 49°
November40°19°0.5" 4.7"4 17° – 40°
December28°9°0.4" 8.3"4 6° – 27°
Year54°30°17.0"44.0"69

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Manning

Manning gets 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 69 days a year.

17 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 92% of U.S. towns
44 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 75% of U.S. towns
69 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
3.2"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
8.3"
Frost & the growing season

About 127 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 18 and the first one by September 24. That leaves about 127 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 96% of U.S. towns.

190
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
36
nights below 0° in a normal year
18
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Manning

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Manning, 95% of that work is heating and 5% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

95%heating
8,705 heating degree daysMore heating than 92% of U.S. towns
414 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 83% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Manning compares

Summer heat84° July high
Cooler than 61% of U.S. towns148th hottest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Winter cold4° January low
Colder than 91% of U.S. towns139th mildest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Precipitation17" a year
Drier than 92% of U.S. towns291st driest of 1,711 North Dakota towns
Snow44" a winter
Snowier than 75% of U.S. towns721st least snowy of 1,453 North Dakota towns
Growing season127 frost-free days
Shorter than 96% of U.S. towns257th shortest of 1,688 North Dakota towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.2°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Manning averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.1°). The shift is smaller than in 53% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+3.2° now 17°, was 14°
🌷 Spring+0.8° now 41°, was 41°
☀️ Summer+0.3° now 67°, was 66°
🍂 Fall+0.4° now 44°, was 43°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Manning’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -2° to 30°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Manning’s climate

What is the coldest month in Manning?

January, with a typical high of 24° and a low of 4°.

What is the hottest month in Manning?

July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 55°. About 18 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Manning get?

About 44 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Manning?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 24, and the last spring frost by May 18.

What is the rainiest month in Manning?

June, with 3.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 17 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Manning itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Dickinson Rch Hq, ND (4 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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