Fallon, MT Climate


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Fallon, MT has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in July is around 70°F and the average temperature in January is around 20°F. Precipitation is generally light throughout the year and winter snowfall can vary from year to year. Winters are usually mild, but can be quite cold on occasion with temperatures sometimes dropping below 0°F. Summers are usually dry and can get quite warm with temperatures reaching into the high 90s occasionally.

Fallon, Montana gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fallon averages 22 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Fallon. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fallon gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 55 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 6
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 22 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fallon is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Montana.

9 Summer - 4.6 Winter
June, August and July are the most pleasant months in Fallon, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Fallon with an average high temperature of 87.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Montana. In Fallon, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fallon are June, September and August.
In Fallon, there are 32.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Montana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fallon with an average of 5.7°. This is colder than most places in Montana.
In Fallon, there are 181.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Montana.
In Fallon, there are 30.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Montana.
Humidity in Fallon 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.
May is the wettest month in Fallon with 2.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.7 inches in Fallon means that it is drier than most places in Montana.
June is the rainiest month in Fallon with 8.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 2.5 rainy days. There are 55.1 rainy days annually in Fallon, which is one of the least rainy places in Montana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 21.9 inches in Fallon means that it is one of the least snowy places in Montana. December is the snowiest month in Fallon with 4.5 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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