Pinesdale, MT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from WESTERN AG RSCH CTR, MT US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pinesdale has an annual average temperature of 45.7°F with about 11.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 17.9°F). June is typically the wettest month (1.69 in) and February the driest (0.64 in).

Annual swing
41.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,056
Cooling need
114

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

18 of 366 (4.9%) of Pinesdale'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
34
1970s
63
1980s
81
1990s
86
2000s
64
2010s
38
2020s
0

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 35.8°F 19.0°F 27.4°F 0.66 in 9
February 40.6°F 21.2°F 30.9°F 0.64 in 9
March 49.4°F 26.3°F 37.8°F 0.78 in 11
April 57.3°F 31.8°F 44.6°F 0.99 in 10
May 67.0°F 38.8°F 52.9°F 1.55 in 11
June 74.6°F 44.9°F 59.8°F 1.69 in 11
July 85.5°F 50.1°F 67.8°F 0.77 in 6
August 84.0°F 48.0°F 66.0°F 0.84 in 6
September 73.1°F 41.1°F 57.1°F 0.93 in 8
October 57.7°F 32.0°F 44.8°F 0.80 in 9
November 43.0°F 23.7°F 33.3°F 0.92 in 10
December 34.5°F 17.9°F 26.2°F 0.87 in 11

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