Glendive, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Glendive has an annual average temperature of 46.6°F with about 14.9 inches of precipitation per year and 22.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 9.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.57 in) and February the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,161
Cooling need
537

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of Glendive'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.

1890s
36
1900s
24
1910s
23
1920s
16
1930s
45
1940s
24
1950s
18
1960s
37
1970s
14
1980s
32
1990s
29
2000s
33
2010s
21
2020s
14

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 29.0°F 9.2°F 19.1°F 0.42 in 4.0 in 6
February 33.8°F 12.5°F 23.1°F 0.36 in 5.3 in 6
March 46.2°F 23.0°F 34.6°F 0.52 in 3.1 in 6
April 58.9°F 34.2°F 46.5°F 1.50 in 2.0 in 8
May 69.1°F 44.7°F 56.9°F 2.57 in 0.5 in 11
June 78.5°F 54.3°F 66.4°F 2.40 in 12
July 87.7°F 60.3°F 74.0°F 2.20 in 9
August 87.2°F 57.8°F 72.5°F 1.53 in 7
September 76.3°F 47.9°F 62.1°F 1.43 in 7
October 59.5°F 35.9°F 47.7°F 1.09 in 1.4 in 8
November 43.5°F 23.7°F 33.6°F 0.46 in 2.0 in 5
December 32.0°F 13.3°F 22.7°F 0.41 in 4.3 in 6

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