Zip 59874 (Trout Creek, MT) Climate

59874 Trout Creek, MT has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The hottest month is July when temperatures can reach into the mid-80s, while January is usually the coldest month of the year with temperatures as low as -20 degrees. Spring and fall are generally mild, with temperatures ranging from the mid-30s to mid-70s. The area experiences an average of 25 inches of precipitation per year, mostly in the form of snow during winter months. There are also occasional thunderstorms throughout the summer months.

Trout Creek (zip 59874), Montana gets 27 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Trout Creek (zip 59874) averages 51 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 152 sunny days per year in Trout Creek (zip 59874). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Trout Creek (zip 59874) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 147 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 27 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 51 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 59874 zip code is 6.4 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Montana.

8.7 Summer - 3.7 Winter

July, September and August are the most pleasant months in the 59874 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Trout Creek, Montana	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	84.4°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.4	Unlock
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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.

August is the hottest month for the 59874 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.5°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Montana. In the 59874 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 59874 zip code are June, September and July.

In the 59874 zip code, there are 22.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Montana.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 59874 zip code with an average of 22.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Montana.

In the 59874 zip code, there are 148.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Montana.

In the 59874 zip code, there are 3.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Montana.

Humidity is low in the 59874 zip code, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

November is the wettest month in the 59874 zip code with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 32% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 27.4 inches in the 59874 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Montana.

November is the rainiest month in the 59874 zip code with 16.8 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 6.0 rainy days. There are 146.8 rainy days annually in the 59874 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Montana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 51.0 inches in the 59874 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Montana. December is the snowiest month in the 59874 zip code with 18.2 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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