Big Sandy, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Big Sandy has an annual average temperature of 45.1°F with about 13.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.12 in) and February the driest (0.39 in).

Annual swing
50°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,452
Cooling need
282

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

25 of 366 (6.8%) of Big Sandy'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
13
1930s
78
1940s
30
1950s
24
1960s
42
1970s
23
1980s
52
1990s
40
2000s
32
2010s
17
2020s
15

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 30.8°F 9.8°F 20.3°F 0.45 in 3
February 35.2°F 13.4°F 24.3°F 0.39 in 2
March 46.0°F 22.0°F 34.0°F 0.47 in 3
April 58.4°F 32.6°F 45.5°F 1.27 in 5
May 67.9°F 41.2°F 54.6°F 2.07 in 7
June 75.9°F 48.9°F 62.4°F 3.12 in 9
July 85.9°F 54.6°F 70.3°F 1.40 in 5
August 84.8°F 53.4°F 69.1°F 0.99 in 4
September 73.7°F 44.2°F 59.0°F 1.16 in 4
October 58.7°F 32.5°F 45.6°F 0.93 in 4
November 43.6°F 21.5°F 32.6°F 0.60 in 3
December 33.5°F 13.0°F 23.3°F 0.43 in 2

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