Missoula, MT
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MISSOULA 2 NE, MT US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Missoula has an annual average temperature of 46.2°F with about 17.4 inches of precipitation per year and 50.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 19.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.61 in) and July the driest (0.99 in). Snow typically falls from January through December.
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All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Missoula'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.
| 1960s | 31 | |
| 1970s | 62 | |
| 1980s | 79 | |
| 1990s | 89 | |
| 2000s | 82 | |
| 2010s | 23 |
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 | 34.1°F | 19.8°F | 27.0°F | 1.24 in | 12.5 in | 14 |
| February | 39.0°F | 21.9°F | 30.5°F | 1.11 in | 7.9 in | 11 |
| March | 49.1°F | 27.4°F | 38.3°F | 1.19 in | 7.4 in | 13 |
| April | 56.8°F | 33.0°F | 44.9°F | 1.68 in | 1.4 in | 12 |
| May | 66.5°F | 40.8°F | 53.6°F | 2.26 in | 0.3 in | 12 |
| June | 73.4°F | 46.9°F | 60.1°F | 2.61 in | 0.2 in | 13 |
| July | 85.1°F | 52.2°F | 68.7°F | 0.99 in | — | 7 |
| August | 84.0°F | 51.0°F | 67.5°F | 1.03 in | — | 7 |
| September | 73.1°F | 43.6°F | 58.3°F | 1.14 in | — | 8 |
| October | 56.5°F | 33.7°F | 45.1°F | 1.42 in | 0.7 in | 10 |
| November | 41.2°F | 26.2°F | 33.7°F | 1.41 in | 6.9 in | 12 |
| December | 32.9°F | 19.6°F | 26.2°F | 1.35 in | 12.9 in | 14 |
Climate twins of Missoula
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