Zip 59276 (Whitetail, MT) Climate

The climate in 59276 Whitetail, MT is generally mild and temperate. Winters tend to be cold and snowy while summers are pleasantly warm with abundant sunshine. The average annual temperature is around 45°F (7°C) with an average high of 73°F (23°C) in the summer and an average low of 16°F (-9°C) in the winter. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year although it tends to peak around April-May and September-October. Snowfall can be quite heavy, ranging from 60 inches per year near the lowest elevations to over 150 inches at higher elevations.

Whitetail (zip 59276), Montana gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Whitetail (zip 59276) averages 23 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Whitetail (zip 59276). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Whitetail (zip 59276) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 1
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 23 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 59276 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Montana.

8.9 Summer - 4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 59276 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Whitetail, Montana	United States
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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 59276 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.7°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Montana. In the 59276 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 59276 zip code are June, July and August.

In the 59276 zip code, there are 20.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Montana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 59276 zip code with an average of 1.0°. This is one of the coldest places in Montana.

In the 59276 zip code, there are 197.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Montana.

In the 59276 zip code, there are 42.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Montana.

Humidity in the 59276 zip code 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 the 59276 zip code with 2.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 51% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.8 inches in the 59276 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Montana.

June is the rainiest month in the 59276 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 69.0 rainy days annually in the 59276 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Montana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 23.3 inches in the 59276 zip code means that it is one of the least snowy places in Montana. January is the snowiest month in the 59276 zip code with 5.2 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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