Philipsburg, MT

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Philipsburg has an annual average temperature of 42°F with about 16.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 14.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.64 in) and January the driest (0.67 in).

Annual swing
37.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,280
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

99 of 366 (27%) of Philipsburg'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.

1950s
8
1960s
57
1970s
24
1980s
62
1990s
55
2000s
46
2010s
56
2020s
58

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 35.7°F 15.2°F 25.4°F 0.67 in
February 37.5°F 14.8°F 26.2°F 0.85 in
March 46.6°F 21.1°F 33.8°F 1.10 in
April 53.8°F 26.0°F 39.9°F 1.62 in
May 63.3°F 32.9°F 48.1°F 2.64 in
June 70.9°F 39.5°F 55.2°F 2.49 in
July 80.8°F 43.4°F 62.1°F 1.22 in
August 80.8°F 41.6°F 61.2°F 1.13 in
September 71.2°F 35.5°F 53.4°F 1.44 in
October 57.1°F 28.0°F 42.6°F 1.42 in
November 43.1°F 20.5°F 31.8°F 1.15 in
December 34.3°F 14.3°F 24.3°F 0.76 in

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