Columbus, MT
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBUS, MT US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Columbus has an annual average temperature of 44.4°F with about 15.5 inches of precipitation per year and 47.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 10.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.82 in) and January the driest (0.62 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Columbus
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →29 of 366 (7.9%) of Columbus'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.
| 1930s | 89 | |
| 1940s | 38 | |
| 1950s | 37 | |
| 1960s | 32 | |
| 1970s | 12 | |
| 1980s | 47 | |
| 1990s | 41 | |
| 2000s | 35 | |
| 2010s | 15 | |
| 2020s | 20 |
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 | 36.8°F | 10.0°F | 23.4°F | 0.62 in | 7.0 in | 5 |
| February | 40.3°F | 13.0°F | 26.7°F | 0.67 in | 8.8 in | 6 |
| March | 50.5°F | 20.6°F | 35.6°F | 0.93 in | 7.7 in | 7 |
| April | 58.0°F | 28.2°F | 43.1°F | 1.97 in | 4.5 in | 10 |
| May | 66.8°F | 37.2°F | 52.0°F | 2.82 in | 0.5 in | 12 |
| June | 75.9°F | 44.9°F | 60.4°F | 2.25 in | — | 11 |
| July | 85.4°F | 50.0°F | 67.7°F | 1.15 in | — | 9 |
| August | 84.1°F | 47.7°F | 65.9°F | 0.93 in | — | 7 |
| September | 74.2°F | 39.2°F | 56.7°F | 1.36 in | 0.2 in | 6 |
| October | 60.0°F | 29.4°F | 44.7°F | 1.49 in | 3.8 in | 7 |
| November | 46.4°F | 18.8°F | 32.6°F | 0.69 in | 5.9 in | 5 |
| December | 36.6°F | 10.7°F | 23.7°F | 0.65 in | 9.2 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Columbus
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