Hysham, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hysham has an annual average temperature of 47.2°F with about 14.9 inches of precipitation per year and 37.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.47 in) and December the driest (0.48 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,792
Cooling need
399

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

47 of 366 (12.8%) of Hysham'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.

1940s
34
1950s
47
1960s
62
1970s
29
1980s
76
1990s
37
2000s
27
2010s
23
2020s
31

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 34.7°F 12.4°F 23.6°F 0.61 in 8.3 in 5
February 38.7°F 15.3°F 27.0°F 0.58 in 5.4 in 5
March 50.5°F 23.8°F 37.1°F 0.80 in 5.6 in 6
April 60.5°F 33.0°F 46.8°F 1.72 in 2.5 in 7
May 69.8°F 42.5°F 56.1°F 2.47 in 0.8 in 9
June 78.7°F 51.7°F 65.2°F 2.22 in 9
July 87.6°F 57.5°F 72.5°F 1.51 in 6
August 86.0°F 55.1°F 70.6°F 1.16 in 5
September 75.3°F 45.5°F 60.4°F 1.40 in 0.1 in 5
October 60.4°F 34.2°F 47.3°F 1.38 in 2.7 in 6
November 46.7°F 23.1°F 34.9°F 0.59 in 4.2 in 5
December 36.2°F 14.7°F 25.4°F 0.48 in 7.5 in 5

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