Fairview, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fairview has an annual average temperature of 45.2°F with about 15.5 inches of precipitation per year and 30.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.78 in) and February the driest (0.37 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
55.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,530
Cooling need
405

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

86 of 366 (23.5%) of Fairview'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.

1910s
23
1920s
14
1940s
3
1950s
15
1960s
24
1970s
19
1980s
69
1990s
52
2000s
45
2010s
30
2020s
72

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 27.2°F 6.5°F 16.9°F 0.45 in 7.0 in 7
February 32.0°F 10.6°F 21.3°F 0.37 in 5.6 in 5
March 45.8°F 21.0°F 33.4°F 0.58 in 3.0 in 6
April 60.5°F 31.8°F 46.1°F 1.17 in 1.7 in 6
May 71.3°F 42.7°F 57.0°F 2.40 in 0.7 in 10
June 79.1°F 52.3°F 65.7°F 2.78 in 11
July 86.6°F 57.3°F 72.0°F 2.65 in 9
August 86.4°F 55.1°F 70.8°F 1.30 in 7
September 75.8°F 45.5°F 60.6°F 1.62 in 7
October 59.4°F 33.6°F 46.5°F 1.08 in 1.5 in 7
November 41.9°F 21.2°F 31.6°F 0.59 in 3.0 in 5
December 30.6°F 10.7°F 20.6°F 0.51 in 7.9 in 6

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