Plains, MT

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Plains has an annual average temperature of 46.2°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 20.9°F).

Annual swing
39.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,864
Cooling need
84

Best time to visit Plains

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Plains'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
121
1970s
69
1980s
55
1990s
64
2000s
52
2010s
5

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 35.0°F 21.5°F 28.3°F in
February 41.0°F 21.4°F 31.2°F in
March 50.6°F 26.3°F 38.4°F in
April 59.0°F 31.5°F 45.2°F in
May 69.0°F 38.3°F 53.6°F in
June 76.5°F 44.1°F 60.3°F in
July 86.4°F 47.2°F 66.8°F in
August 86.7°F 45.3°F 66.0°F in
September 76.0°F 39.4°F 57.7°F in
October 58.5°F 32.1°F 45.3°F in
November 41.8°F 26.4°F 34.1°F in
December 33.3°F 20.9°F 27.1°F in
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