Homestead, MT Climate

Homestead, MT has a semi-arid climate, characterized by hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures during the summer months can reach into the high 80s and low 90s Fahrenheit, while winter temperatures will often dip into the teens and twenties. Precipitation is relatively scarce throughout the year, though thunderstorms can occur in late spring and summer. Snowfall occurs frequently during the winter months, leaving December to February as the snowiest months of the year.

Climate	Homestead, Montana	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.