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United States / Montana / No Metro Area / Richland County / Fairview / Zip Codes
Fairview, MT has a mild climate with temperatures ranging from hot summers to cold winters. Average daily highs in the summer can reach up to 90° F and lows reaching around 40° F in the winter months. The town receives an average of 16 inches of precipitation per year, with most of it falling during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is variable, but typically accumulates about 24 inches throughout the season. Fairview experiences moderate winds year-round, with gusts occasionally reaching up to 30 miles per hour.

Fairview, Montana gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fairview averages 39 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 203 sunny days per year in Fairview. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fairview gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 39 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fairview is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Montana.

8.9 Summer - 4 Winter
June, July and September are the most pleasant months in Fairview, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateFairview, MontanaUnited States
  14.3 in.38.1 in.
  39.0 in.27.8 in.
  77.6 days106.2 days
  203 days205 days
  86.5°85.8°
  5.0°21.7°
  6.77
  3.74.3
  1913 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Fairview with an average high temperature of 86.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Montana. In Fairview, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fairview are June, September and May.
In Fairview, there are 29.5 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Montana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fairview with an average of 5.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Montana.
In Fairview, there are 174.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Montana.
In Fairview, there are 31.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Montana.
Humidity in Fairview is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Fairview with 2.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 47% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 14.3 inches in Fairview means that it is about average compared to other places in Montana.
June is the rainiest month in Fairview with 10.5 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 3.7 rainy days. There are 77.6 rainy days annually in Fairview, which is less rainy than most places in Montana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 39.0 inches in Fairview means that it is less snowy than most places in Montana. December is the snowiest month in Fairview with 9.0 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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