Laurel, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Laurel has an annual average temperature of 48°F with about 14.8 inches of precipitation per year and 48.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.45 in) and January the driest (0.58 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,540
Cooling need
423

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

186 of 366 (50.8%) of Laurel'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.

1990s
19
2000s
116
2010s
101
2020s
130

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 37.2°F 15.1°F 26.1°F 0.58 in 9.2 in 6
February 41.1°F 17.5°F 29.3°F 0.60 in 9.6 in 8
March 51.3°F 25.1°F 38.2°F 1.02 in 7.2 in 7
April 59.2°F 33.7°F 46.5°F 1.80 in 3.7 in 10
May 68.9°F 42.9°F 55.9°F 2.45 in 0.4 in 13
June 79.0°F 51.4°F 65.2°F 2.09 in 11
July 88.7°F 57.0°F 72.8°F 1.37 in 8
August 87.2°F 54.9°F 71.1°F 0.80 in 7
September 75.9°F 45.7°F 60.8°F 1.40 in 0.3 in 8
October 60.7°F 35.1°F 47.9°F 1.47 in 3.5 in 8
November 46.9°F 23.8°F 35.3°F 0.63 in 5.6 in 6
December 37.4°F 16.6°F 27.0°F 0.61 in 8.7 in 6

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