Shelby, MT

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Shelby has an annual average temperature of 42.2°F with about 12.1 inches of precipitation per year and 38.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 82.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 6.1°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.85 in) and February the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Annual swing
48°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,292
Cooling need
78

Best time to visit Shelby

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

120 of 366 (32.8%) of Shelby'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
76
1990s
45
2000s
104
2010s
74
2020s
67

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 31.4°F 6.1°F 18.8°F 0.46 in 7.3 in 5
February 35.3°F 9.9°F 22.6°F 0.36 in 5.8 in 5
March 43.9°F 18.4°F 31.2°F 0.63 in 6.9 in 6
April 54.2°F 28.4°F 41.3°F 1.34 in 4.1 in 7
May 64.4°F 38.0°F 51.2°F 1.77 in 1.9 in 9
June 72.6°F 46.0°F 59.3°F 2.85 in 11
July 82.2°F 51.5°F 66.8°F 1.14 in 6
August 82.2°F 49.3°F 65.8°F 0.85 in 6
September 70.9°F 40.5°F 55.7°F 1.01 in 0.5 in 6
October 56.2°F 29.0°F 42.6°F 0.74 in 1.4 in 5
November 42.0°F 17.6°F 29.8°F 0.52 in 5.5 in 5
December 33.1°F 9.1°F 21.1°F 0.46 in 5.5 in 5

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