Circle, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Circle has an annual average temperature of 45.1°F with about 14.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.64 in) and November the driest (0.36 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,572
Cooling need
396

Best time to visit Circle

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Climate change signal

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77 of 366 (21%) of Circle'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.

1960s
38
1970s
35
1980s
96
1990s
52
2000s
51
2010s
48
2020s
46

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 28.5°F 7.8°F 18.1°F 0.40 in 5
February 32.6°F 11.5°F 22.1°F 0.37 in 4
March 45.5°F 21.6°F 33.6°F 0.49 in 4
April 58.1°F 31.7°F 44.9°F 1.38 in 5
May 68.3°F 41.7°F 55.0°F 2.55 in 7
June 77.7°F 50.9°F 64.3°F 2.64 in 9
July 87.1°F 57.1°F 72.1°F 2.14 in 7
August 86.8°F 55.4°F 71.1°F 1.40 in 4
September 75.5°F 45.2°F 60.3°F 1.33 in 5
October 58.8°F 33.1°F 46.0°F 0.93 in 4
November 42.8°F 21.2°F 32.0°F 0.36 in 4
December 31.5°F 11.0°F 21.3°F 0.46 in 4

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