Riceville, MT Climate

Riceville, MT has a mostly continental climate with relatively cold winters and warm summers. The average temperature in the summer months is usually around 70°F, while temperatures during the winter months can dip down to the single digits. Precipitation averages around 18 inches per year, with most of it falling during the spring and summer months. Snowfall averages around 50 inches during the winter months. Riceville enjoys plenty of sunshine throughout the year which makes it an ideal location for outdoor activities.

Climate	Riceville, 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.