St. Marie, MT Climate


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St. Marie, MT has a relatively mild climate all year round. Summers are usually warm and humid with occasional thunderstorms and temperatures usually reaching into the low 80s during the day. Winters are generally cold, snowy, and windy with temperatures usually dropping to around zero degrees at night. The area receives an average of about 70 inches of snow annually, making St. Marie an ideal location for outdoor winter activities such as skiing and snowshoeing.

St. Marie, Montana gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

St. Marie averages 33 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 197 sunny days per year in St. Marie. The US average is 205 sunny days.

St. Marie gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 82 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 86 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 5
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 33 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for St. Marie is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Montana.

9.1 Summer - 3.9 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in St. Marie, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSt. Marie, MontanaUnited States
  12.1 in.38.1 in.
  33.4 in.27.8 in.
  82.4 days106.2 days
  197 days205 days
  85.8°85.8°
  5.0°21.7°
  6.67
  3.64.3
  2753 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 St. Marie with an average high temperature of 85.8°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Montana. In St. Marie, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for St. Marie are June, September and August.
In St. Marie, there are 24.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Montana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for St. Marie with an average of 5.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Montana.
In St. Marie, there are 172.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Montana.
In St. Marie, there are 30.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Montana.
Humidity is low in St. Marie, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
June is the wettest month in St. Marie with 2.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 46% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.1 inches in St. Marie means that it is drier than most places in Montana.
June is the rainiest month in St. Marie with 11.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.9 rainy days. There are 82.4 rainy days annually in St. Marie, which is about average compared to other places in Montana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 33.4 inches in St. Marie means that it is less snowy than most places in Montana. December is the snowiest month in St. Marie with 7.5 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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