Dutton, MT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHOTEAU 8NE, MT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dutton has an annual average temperature of 43.2°F with about 13.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.62 in) and December the driest (0.28 in).

Annual swing
42.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,860
Cooling need
30

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

280 of 366 (76.5%) of Dutton'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.

2010s
203
2020s
163

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 34.6°F 12.8°F 23.7°F 0.44 in
February 35.7°F 14.2°F 25.0°F 0.36 in
March 43.1°F 20.7°F 31.9°F 0.56 in
April 53.5°F 29.2°F 41.3°F 1.54 in
May 63.7°F 38.0°F 50.8°F 2.40 in
June 70.3°F 45.9°F 58.1°F 2.62 in
July 82.3°F 49.7°F 66.0°F 1.20 in
August 81.1°F 49.0°F 65.0°F 1.41 in
September 70.7°F 42.2°F 56.4°F 1.15 in
October 56.5°F 31.5°F 44.0°F 0.77 in
November 43.7°F 21.1°F 32.4°F 0.36 in
December 35.6°F 13.2°F 24.4°F 0.28 in

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