Townsend, MT
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TOWNSEND 3SE, MT US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Townsend has an annual average temperature of 44.9°F with about 10.6 inches of precipitation per year and 23.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.7°F). June is typically the wettest month (2.51 in) and January the driest (0.28 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Townsend
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →42 of 366 (11.5%) of Townsend'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.
| 1940s | 17 | |
| 1950s | 36 | |
| 1960s | 47 | |
| 1970s | 29 | |
| 1980s | 68 | |
| 1990s | 64 | |
| 2000s | 42 | |
| 2010s | 32 | |
| 2020s | 31 |
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 | 33.9°F | 13.7°F | 23.8°F | 0.28 in | 4.4 in | 5 |
| February | 38.7°F | 16.5°F | 27.6°F | 0.28 in | 3.2 in | 5 |
| March | 49.4°F | 23.5°F | 36.5°F | 0.42 in | 4.0 in | 5 |
| April | 58.2°F | 31.0°F | 44.6°F | 0.85 in | 2.3 in | 8 |
| May | 67.0°F | 39.4°F | 53.2°F | 1.78 in | 0.1 in | 11 |
| June | 74.1°F | 46.8°F | 60.4°F | 2.51 in | — | 12 |
| July | 83.4°F | 51.7°F | 67.5°F | 1.21 in | — | 9 |
| August | 82.6°F | 49.7°F | 66.2°F | 1.10 in | — | 8 |
| September | 72.7°F | 41.6°F | 57.2°F | 0.78 in | — | 6 |
| October | 58.5°F | 31.9°F | 45.2°F | 0.65 in | 1.4 in | 5 |
| November | 43.7°F | 22.2°F | 33.0°F | 0.39 in | 3.9 in | 5 |
| December | 33.8°F | 14.2°F | 24.0°F | 0.30 in | 4.4 in | 5 |
Climate twins of Townsend
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