Libby, MT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LIBBY 1 NE RS, MT US.

Dsb Mediterranean continental (warm summer) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Libby has an annual average temperature of 47.4°F with about 19.2 inches of precipitation per year and 48.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 89.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (2.52 in) and August the driest (0.74 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Annual swing
41.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,576
Cooling need
231

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

11 of 366 (3%) of Libby'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
30
1910s
22
1920s
44
1930s
63
1940s
34
1950s
20
1960s
40
1970s
13
1980s
12
1990s
45
2000s
21
2010s
21
2020s
1

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 34.4°F 21.5°F 27.9°F 1.92 in 11.8 in 14
February 40.9°F 22.2°F 31.5°F 1.29 in 5.4 in 10
March 51.8°F 26.8°F 39.3°F 1.73 in 3.8 in 12
April 61.5°F 31.7°F 46.6°F 1.14 in 0.2 in 10
May 72.6°F 38.7°F 55.6°F 1.66 in 10
June 79.6°F 45.4°F 62.5°F 2.04 in 12
July 89.3°F 49.2°F 69.2°F 0.91 in 7
August 89.5°F 47.4°F 68.5°F 0.74 in 5
September 77.6°F 40.9°F 59.2°F 1.09 in 7
October 58.5°F 33.8°F 46.2°F 1.82 in 0.3 in 10
November 41.1°F 28.3°F 34.7°F 2.29 in 6.3 in 13
December 32.8°F 21.8°F 27.3°F 2.52 in 20.4 in 14

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