Malta, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Malta has an annual average temperature of 44.9°F with about 13.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.68 in) and January the driest (0.36 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
54.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,596
Cooling need
378

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

128 of 366 (35%) of Malta'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
37
2000s
153
2010s
103
2020s
73

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 28.6°F 6.6°F 17.6°F 0.36 in 5
February 32.4°F 10.6°F 21.5°F 0.37 in 5
March 45.0°F 21.0°F 33.0°F 0.51 in 5
April 59.0°F 32.8°F 45.9°F 1.27 in 7
May 68.8°F 42.4°F 55.6°F 1.72 in 10
June 76.9°F 51.8°F 64.3°F 2.68 in 13
July 86.3°F 57.4°F 71.9°F 1.58 in 8
August 85.6°F 55.7°F 70.7°F 1.27 in 6
September 74.4°F 45.5°F 60.0°F 1.41 in 8
October 59.4°F 33.2°F 46.3°F 1.03 in 7
November 43.3°F 20.4°F 31.8°F 0.69 in 5
December 31.3°F 10.2°F 20.8°F 0.46 in 4

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