Climate in Fergus County, Montana

Fergus County, Montana gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Fergus County averages 62 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 196 sunny days per year in Fergus County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Fergus County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 62 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Fergus County is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Montana.

August is the hottest month for Fergus County with an average high temperature of 82.4°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Montana. In Fergus County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Fergus County are July, August and June.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Fergus County with an average of 12.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Montana.

In Fergus County, there are 15.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Montana.

In Fergus County, there are 178.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Montana.

In Fergus County, there are 21.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Montana.

June is the wettest month in Fergus County with 2.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.7 inches in Fergus County means that it is wetter than most places in Montana.

June is the rainiest month in Fergus County with 11.6 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 87.1 rainy days annually in Fergus County, which is about average compared to other places in Montana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 61.7 inches in Fergus County means that it is snowier than most places in Montana. March is the snowiest month in Fergus County with 11.8 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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