Eureka, MT

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Eureka has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 15 inches of precipitation per year and 35.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.3°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.53 in) and February the driest (0.72 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
43.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,741
Cooling need
246

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

67 of 366 (18.3%) of Eureka'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
81
1970s
43
1980s
57
1990s
59
2000s
48
2010s
41
2020s
37

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 32.3°F 19.3°F 25.8°F 0.92 in 8.5 in 11
February 38.6°F 21.1°F 29.8°F 0.72 in 5.9 in 8
March 49.2°F 27.5°F 38.3°F 0.90 in 3.7 in 9
April 59.5°F 34.1°F 46.8°F 1.00 in 1.0 in 9
May 69.9°F 41.9°F 55.9°F 1.78 in 0.2 in 10
June 76.6°F 48.5°F 62.5°F 2.53 in 10
July 86.5°F 52.7°F 69.6°F 1.13 in 7
August 86.0°F 51.2°F 68.6°F 1.05 in 5
September 74.8°F 43.9°F 59.4°F 1.27 in 7
October 57.4°F 35.1°F 46.3°F 1.24 in 0.6 in 9
November 41.4°F 27.4°F 34.4°F 1.24 in 5.0 in 9
December 31.4°F 20.8°F 26.1°F 1.22 in 10.2 in 10

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