Westby, MT

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 5a USDA hardiness Zone 5a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Westby has an annual average temperature of 39.1°F with about 14.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 80.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low -2.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.14 in) and February the driest (0.34 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
58.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
9,426
Cooling need
96

Best time to visit Westby

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

39 of 366 (10.7%) of Westby'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.

1930s
31
1940s
47
1950s
28
1960s
37
1970s
34
1980s
62
1990s
37
2000s
38
2010s
29
2020s
23

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 19.5°F -2.2°F 8.7°F 0.37 in
February 23.5°F 2.1°F 12.8°F 0.34 in
March 35.7°F 14.2°F 25.0°F 0.55 in
April 52.6°F 27.3°F 39.9°F 0.98 in
May 65.3°F 39.5°F 52.4°F 2.17 in
June 73.1°F 49.9°F 61.5°F 3.14 in
July 79.9°F 54.6°F 67.3°F 2.49 in
August 80.0°F 51.8°F 65.9°F 1.64 in
September 69.6°F 41.1°F 55.4°F 1.26 in
October 53.5°F 28.6°F 41.0°F 0.97 in
November 36.1°F 14.6°F 25.4°F 0.52 in
December 23.7°F 3.8°F 13.7°F 0.48 in

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