Baker, MT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BAKER, MT US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Baker has an annual average temperature of 44.4°F with about 14.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.69 in) and January the driest (0.34 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,776
Cooling need
348

Best time to visit Baker

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Baker's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
47
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
2
1980s
0
1990s
0
2000s
270
2010s
47

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 28.9°F 6.8°F 17.9°F 0.34 in 5
February 32.9°F 10.4°F 21.6°F 0.35 in 5
March 44.4°F 21.3°F 32.9°F 0.64 in 6
April 56.2°F 30.5°F 43.4°F 1.32 in 7
May 67.0°F 41.3°F 54.1°F 2.64 in 9
June 77.8°F 51.7°F 64.8°F 2.69 in 10
July 85.7°F 57.6°F 71.7°F 1.99 in 7
August 84.9°F 54.9°F 69.9°F 1.27 in 5
September 74.4°F 44.4°F 59.4°F 1.47 in 5
October 57.3°F 31.9°F 44.6°F 1.18 in 6
November 42.5°F 19.8°F 31.2°F 0.45 in 5
December 32.0°F 9.8°F 20.9°F 0.38 in 4

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