Fairfield, MT

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fairfield has an annual average temperature of 44.4°F with about 12.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 79.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.63 in) and December the driest (0.33 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,479
Cooling need
60

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

42 of 366 (11.5%) of Fairfield'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
2
1930s
46
1940s
29
1950s
26
1960s
62
1970s
32
1980s
49
1990s
36
2000s
32
2010s
26
2020s
26

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 35.7°F 16.5°F 26.1°F 0.34 in 4
February 36.4°F 17.1°F 26.8°F 0.43 in 5
March 44.8°F 23.9°F 34.3°F 0.60 in 6
April 52.8°F 31.5°F 42.2°F 1.36 in 7
May 62.3°F 40.7°F 51.5°F 2.12 in 8
June 69.5°F 47.6°F 58.5°F 2.63 in 9
July 79.7°F 53.3°F 66.5°F 1.08 in 6
August 79.0°F 51.9°F 65.5°F 1.05 in 6
September 68.5°F 44.0°F 56.3°F 1.23 in 6
October 55.3°F 33.9°F 44.6°F 0.74 in 4
November 42.7°F 24.9°F 33.8°F 0.46 in 4
December 35.3°F 17.9°F 26.6°F 0.33 in 4

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