Superior, MT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Superior has an annual average temperature of 47.7°F with about 16.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.03 in) and July the driest (0.93 in).

Annual swing
41.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,495
Cooling need
252

Best time to visit Superior

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

12 of 366 (3.3%) of Superior'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.

1910s
18
1920s
22
1930s
91
1940s
33
1950s
24
1960s
43
1970s
26
1980s
27
1990s
30
2000s
31
2010s
21

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 21.5°F 28.6°F 1.19 in 10
February 42.0°F 22.3°F 32.1°F 1.29 in 9
March 52.6°F 27.4°F 40.0°F 1.11 in 10
April 60.7°F 32.2°F 46.5°F 1.36 in 11
May 70.8°F 39.8°F 55.3°F 1.80 in 10
June 77.5°F 45.7°F 61.6°F 2.03 in 10
July 88.5°F 50.6°F 69.6°F 0.93 in 6
August 88.2°F 49.4°F 68.8°F 1.05 in 5
September 77.2°F 41.9°F 59.5°F 0.99 in 7
October 60.5°F 33.9°F 47.2°F 1.34 in 9
November 42.9°F 26.9°F 34.9°F 1.95 in 12
December 34.0°F 21.6°F 27.8°F 1.38 in 11

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