Montana Climate
How Montana's latest month ranks since 1895, the normals at its main weather stations, and the climate page for every town.
How Montana is running
NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.
August 2026 in Montana: 66.5°F (+1.1 °F against 1991-2020), the 25th warmest in 132 years on record.
August 2026 in Montana: 1.07 in (-0.15 in against 1991-2020), the 53rd driest in 132 years on record.
January to August 2026 in Montana: 48.2°F (+3.3 °F against 1991-2020), the warmest in 132 years on record.
January to August 2026 in Montana: 12.08 in (-1.48 in against 1991-2020), the 38th driest in 132 years on record.
- Warmest August
- 70.0°F in 1971
- Coolest August
- 59.3°F in 1911
- Wettest August
- 3.70 in in 2014
- Driest August
- 0.21 in in 2001
Every year since 1895
Main weather stations
Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.
| Station | Avg high | Avg low | Precipitation | Snowfall | Last freeze | First freeze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Muni AP | 56.0°F | 31.0°F | 14.58 in | May 16 | September 26 | |
| Billings Logan Intl AP | 59.4°F | 37.0°F | 14.31 in | 57.4 in | May 4 | October 7 |
| Bozeman Gallatin Fld | 56.8°F | 29.1°F | 13.43 in | May 26 | September 16 | |
| Butte Bert Mooney AP | 54.0°F | 26.2°F | 12.76 in | June 13 | September 5 | |
| Cut Bank Muni AP | 54.2°F | 29.4°F | 10.77 in | May 24 | September 15 | |
| Dillon 18 Wsw | 52.5°F | 25.0°F | 10.09 in | |||
| Dillon AP | 54.7°F | 28.9°F | 9.83 in | June 2 | September 13 | |
| Drummond Aviation | 57.9°F | 28.1°F | 12.06 in | 30.5 in | ||
| Glasgow Intl AP | 55.1°F | 32.7°F | 13.44 in | 40.7 in | May 6 | September 30 |
| Great Falls Intl AP | 57.2°F | 32.0°F | 14.76 in | 66.1 in | May 19 | September 24 |
| Havre City CO AP | 56.7°F | 30.5°F | 11.82 in | 41.0 in | May 15 | September 23 |
| Helena Rgnl AP | 57.7°F | 33.4°F | 11.40 in | 37.2 in | May 9 | September 30 |
| Jordan AP | 58.4°F | 30.0°F | 12.95 in | May 18 | September 20 | |
| Lewistown 42 Wsw | 53.8°F | 27.4°F | 16.76 in | June 15 | September 4 | |
| Lewistown Muni AP | 55.7°F | 30.5°F | 17.17 in | May 23 | September 21 | |
| Livingston Mission Fld | 58.3°F | 32.6°F | 14.55 in | May 27 | September 14 | |
| Miles City F Wiley Fld | 58.7°F | 33.6°F | 12.88 in | May 8 | September 30 | |
| Missoula Intl AP | 56.7°F | 33.6°F | 14.11 in | 43.0 in | May 16 | September 26 |
| St Marie | 54.6°F | 31.5°F | 11.77 in | May 13 | September 27 | |
| St. Mary 1 Ssw | 49.3°F | 29.8°F | 26.09 in | June 3 | September 8 | |
| Superior | 60.9°F | 34.4°F | 16.42 in | May 17 | September 23 | |
| Wolf Point 29 Ene | 54.3°F | 26.8°F | 14.19 in | May 24 | September 14 | |
| Wolf Point 34 Ne | 51.5°F | 31.8°F | 13.70 in | May 13 | September 28 | |
| Wolf Point Intl AP | 56.6°F | 29.3°F | 12.21 in | May 16 | September 20 |
Frost dates at every station in Montana
Counties
- Beaverhead County
- Big Horn County
- Blaine County
- Broadwater County
- Carbon County
- Carter County
- Cascade County
- Chouteau County
- Custer County
- Daniels County
- Dawson County
- Deer Lodge County
- Fallon County
- Fergus County
- Flathead County
- Gallatin County
- Garfield County
- Glacier County
- Golden Valley County
- Granite County
- Hill County
- Jefferson County
- Judith Basin County
- Lake County
- Lewis and Clark County
- Liberty County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCone County
- Meagher County
- Mineral County
- Missoula County
- Musselshell County
- Park County
- Petroleum County
- Phillips County
- Pondera County
- Powder River County
- Powell County
- Prairie County
- Ravalli County
- Richland County
- Roosevelt County
- Rosebud County
- Sanders County
- Sheridan County
- Silver Bow County
- Stillwater County
- Sweet Grass County
- Teton County
- Toole County
- Treasure County
- Valley County
- Wheatland County
- Wibaux County
- Yellowstone County
Towns
- Absarokee
- Anaconda
- Arlee
- Ashland
- Baker
- Belgrade
- Belt
- Big Sandy
- Big Sky
- Big Timber
- Bigfork
- Billings
- Black Eagle
- Bonner-West Riverside
- Boulder
- Bozeman
- Bridger
- Broadus
- Browning
- Busby
- Butte
- Carlton
- Cascade
- Chester
- Chinook
- Choteau
- Churchill
- Circle
- Clancy
- Clinton
- Colstrip
- Columbia Falls
- Columbus
- Conrad
- Coram
- Corvallis
- Crow Agency
- Culbertson
- Cut Bank
- Darby
- Deer Lodge
- Dillon
- East Helena
- East Missoula
- Ekalaka
- Ennis
- Eureka
- Evergreen
- Fairfield
- Fairview
- Florence
- Forsyth
- Fort Belknap Agency
- Fort Benton
- Four Corners
- Frenchtown
- Gallatin Gateway
- Gardiner
- Glasgow
- Glendive
- Great Falls
- Hamilton
- Hardin
- Harlem
- Harlowton
- Havre
- Havre North
- Hays
- Heart Butte
- Helena
- Helena Valley Northeast
- Helena Valley Northwest
- Helena Valley Southeast
- Helena Valley West Central
- Helena West Side
- Hot Springs
- Hungry Horse
- Hysham
- Joliet
- Jordan
- Kalispell
- King Arthur Park
- Lakeside
- Lame Deer
- Laurel
- Lewistown
- Libby
- Lincoln
- Livingston
- Lockwood
- Lolo
- Malmstrom Air Force Base
- Malta
- Manhattan
- Marion
- Martin City
- Miles City
- Missoula
- Montana City
- Muddy
- North Browning
- Orchard Homes
- Pablo
- Park City
- Philipsburg
- Pinesdale
- Pioneer Junction
- Plains
- Plentywood
- Polson
- Poplar
- Pray
- Pryor
- Red Lodge
- Ronan
- Roundup
- Ryegate
- Saint Ignatius
- Scobey
- Seeley Lake
- Shelby
- Shepherd
- Sheridan
- Sidney
- Somers
- South Browning
- South Hills
- Stanford
- Stevensville
- Sun Prairie
- Superior
- Terry
- The Silos
- Thompson Falls
- Three Forks
- Townsend
- Trego
- Troy
- Ulm
- Valier
- Vaughn
- Victor
- Virginia City
- Walkerville
- Warm Springs
- West Glendive
- West Yellowstone
- White Haven
- White Sulphur Springs
- Whitefish
- Whitehall
- Wibaux
- Winnett
- Wolf Point
- Woods Bay
- Worden
- Wye
Sources
Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.