Virginia, United States

Captain

Captain is a locality in Virginia, United States, 2,037 ft above sea level. The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.

Now54°F

Best timeApr · Sep–Oct

Population–

Local time20:00

37.39° N, 80.45° WElevation 2,037 ftUTC−4 · Eastern Daylight Time

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do

The year in Captainweather score

October: high / low66° / 41°

Rain this month84mm

Best timeApr · Sep–Oct

Best: Apr · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Captain at a glance

Sunrise · sunset07:46 · 18:2610 h 40 min of daylight The moon tonightWaning gibbous71% · Moonrise 22:22 Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 7.3 Next holiday11 NovemberVeterans Day Next eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitApr · Sep–Oct

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month83°F

Average high in July

Coolest month22°F

Average low in January

Wettest monthJuly

123 mm of rain

Driest monthFebruary

81 mm of rain

Monuments nearby6+

within 13 km

Weather in Captain

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

54°F

Clear · wind 7 km/h · humidity 60%

Today hour by hour

Today30 Oct71°46°

Sat31 Oct69°43°

Sun1 Nov62°37°

Mon2 Nov64°39°

Tue3 Nov64°36°

Wed4 Nov62°46°11 mm

Thu5 Nov74°54°13.6 mm

Fri6 Nov70°51°

Sat7 Nov66°45°

Sun8 Nov63°43°0.7 mm

When to go to Captain

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	30	30	36	69	63	59	51	55	75	78	48	29
High	42°	46°	54°	65°	73°	80°	83°	82°	76°	66°	55°	45°
Low	22°	24°	30°	39°	48°	57°	61°	60°	53°	41°	31°	26°
Rain (mm)	84	81	102	98	128	110	123	101	98	84	87	88
Wet days	9	9	11	12	15	15	17	15	10	9	9	9

What's on in Captain

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Public holidays

11Nov

Veterans DayNational

Wed26Nov

Thanksgiving DayNational

Thu25Dec

Christmas DayNational

Fri1Jan

New Year's DayNational

Fri

Monuments and museums in Captain

All monuments

7.9 km

Appalachian Trail

13 km

Doe Creek FarmBuilt 1883

6.9 km

Huffman House

12 km

Newport Historic District (Newport, Virginia)

13 km

Slusser-Ryan Farm

11 km

Greater Newport Rural Historic District

Monuments of Virginia Museums of Virginia

Outdoors around Captain

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do

Viewpoints6 Camp sites5

War Spur OverlookViewpoints

3 km

White Rocks CampgroundCamp sites

5.4 km

Caldwell Fields Group Camping AreaCamp sites

6.1 km

Bear Cliffs OverlookViewpoints · 4,003 ft

6.8 km

Nature around Captain

Nature in United States

Lake7.9 km

Mountain Lake, Virginia

River23 km

Stroubles Creek

River18 km

Sinking Creek (New River tributary)

River18 km

Dropping Lick Creek

River20 km

Rock Camp Creek

River22 km

Walker Creek, Virginia

Nature in Virginia Mountains of Virginia

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Eastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensis

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Eastern chipmunkTamias striatus

Hispid cotton ratSigmodon hispidus

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

The sky over Captain

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaning gibbousMoonrise 22:22 · Moonset 13:45 Next eclipse seen from here20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Northern Taurids~5 an hourpeak night 12 November, best at 00:27 Northern lightsKp 7.3about 1 nights a year

Earthquakes around Captain

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 19501magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record3within 300 km

Strongest nearby since 1950

5.1Sparta 5 km ↘2020 · 117 km

Towns and villages around Captain

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Huffman6.8 km Maggie7.3 km Simmonsville8.3 km Valley Mill9.6 km Sinking Creek17 km Craig Springs18 km Webbs Mill22 km Gunn22 km Paint Bank26 km Looney27 km Abbott28 km New Castle33 km

All 17 towns and villages in Craig County Virginia

Getting to Captain

Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional AirportROA

43 km

Greenbrier Valley AirportLWB

52 km

Raleigh County Memorial AirportBKW

74 km

Places near Captain

18 km

Places with a climate like Captain

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

95% alike

Lebanon

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67° / 42°Apr · Sep–Oct

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Lynch

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67° / 42°Apr · Sep–Oct

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Franklin

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67° / 41°Apr · Sep–Oct

95% alike

Clintwood

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67° / 42°Apr · Sep–Oct

94% alike

Elkins

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65° / 40°Apr · Sep–Oct

94% alike

Buckhannon

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66° / 42°May · Sep–Oct

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Captain?

Based on 30-year climate normals, April, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Captain.

What is the hottest month in Captain?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83°F and lows of 61°F.

What is the coldest month in Captain?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 42°F and lows of 22°F.

What is the rainiest month in Captain?

July is the wettest month with about 4.8 in of precipitation on 17 wet days.

Captain

Captain at a glance

Weather in Captain

When to go to Captain

What's on in Captain

Public holidays

Monuments and museums in Captain

Outdoors around Captain

Nature around Captain

Wildlife in October

The sky over Captain

Earthquakes around Captain

Strongest nearby since 1950

Towns and villages around Captain

Captain from above

Getting to Captain

Places near Captain

Blacksburg

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Places with a climate like Captain

Lebanon

Lynch

Franklin

Clintwood

Elkins

Buckhannon

Frequently asked questions