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United States / Montana / No Metro Area / Roosevelt County / Poplar / Zip Codes
Poplar, MT has a very cold climate with long, cold winters and short summers. The average temperature in January is -11°F and in July is 71°F. It receives an annual average of 26 inches of precipitation throughout the year, with most occurring during the spring months of April and May. Winters are usually very dry with little snowfall most years. Summers tend to be hot and humid with occasional thunderstorms throughout the summer months.

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

Poplar averages 20 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 202 sunny days per year in Poplar. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Poplar 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 1
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 20 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Poplar is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Montana.

8.9 Summer - 4.4 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in Poplar, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimatePoplar, MontanaUnited States
  13.2 in.38.1 in.
  19.6 in.27.8 in.
  54.9 days106.2 days
  202 days205 days
  86.6°85.8°
  1.3°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  1991 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 Poplar with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Montana. In Poplar, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Poplar are June, September and August.
In Poplar, there are 28.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Montana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Poplar with an average of 1.3°. This is one of the coldest places in Montana.
In Poplar, there are 191.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Montana.
In Poplar, there are 38.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Montana.
Humidity in Poplar 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 Poplar with 2.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 48% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.2 inches in Poplar means that it is drier than most places in Montana.
June is the rainiest month in Poplar with 9.0 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 2.1 rainy days. There are 54.9 rainy days annually in Poplar, which is one of the least rainy places in Montana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 19.6 inches in Poplar means that it is one of the least snowy places in Montana. December is the snowiest month in Poplar with 4.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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