Polson, MT

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

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Polson has an annual average temperature of 46.2°F with about 15 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.0°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.44 in) and August the driest (0.76 in).

Annual swing
40.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,939
Cooling need
159

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

2 of 366 (0.5%) of Polson'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.

1900s
5
1910s
37
1920s
35
1930s
70
1940s
19
1950s
20
1960s
20
1970s
33
1980s
45
1990s
35
2000s
40
2010s
7

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 33.4°F 22.0°F 27.7°F 0.94 in 11
February 36.9°F 22.0°F 29.4°F 0.79 in 8
March 47.3°F 28.2°F 37.8°F 0.89 in 8
April 56.2°F 33.6°F 44.9°F 1.43 in 10
May 65.8°F 40.8°F 53.3°F 1.99 in 11
June 72.3°F 47.3°F 59.8°F 2.44 in 12
July 82.8°F 53.3°F 68.0°F 0.84 in 5
August 82.2°F 52.5°F 67.3°F 0.76 in 5
September 70.9°F 45.6°F 58.3°F 1.19 in 7
October 55.6°F 35.7°F 45.6°F 1.59 in 9
November 41.3°F 27.3°F 34.3°F 1.22 in 10
December 33.1°F 22.0°F 27.6°F 0.93 in 10

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