Hamilton, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hamilton has an annual average temperature of 44.8°F with about 13.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 84.0°F), and the coldest is December (average low 17.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (1.65 in) and August the driest (0.80 in).

Annual swing
41.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,323
Cooling need
54

Best time to visit Hamilton

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

31 of 366 (8.5%) of Hamilton'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
4
1900s
43
1910s
29
1920s
13
1930s
65
1940s
18
1950s
22
1960s
30
1970s
11
1980s
34
1990s
25
2000s
25
2010s
36
2020s
11

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 35.1°F 18.9°F 27.0°F 0.96 in 9
February 39.2°F 19.5°F 29.3°F 1.18 in 9
March 48.9°F 24.6°F 36.7°F 0.98 in 10
April 56.1°F 30.7°F 43.4°F 1.12 in 9
May 65.5°F 38.2°F 51.9°F 1.53 in 11
June 73.0°F 44.7°F 58.9°F 1.65 in 10
July 84.0°F 49.7°F 66.8°F 0.85 in 7
August 82.4°F 47.7°F 65.0°F 0.80 in 7
September 71.9°F 40.4°F 56.2°F 0.81 in 6
October 56.8°F 30.9°F 43.9°F 0.94 in 9
November 42.6°F 23.2°F 32.9°F 1.45 in 10
December 33.5°F 17.9°F 25.7°F 1.33 in 10

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