Statewide areal climate 1951–2025
Montana
A 18.6" / 42.9°F normal · 2025 ran 107% of normal precipitation. 56 counties.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 90% (10.59") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 20th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →
Normal (1996–2025)
18.6in
annual precipitation · 42.9°F
2025 vs Normal
107%
20.0" · 44.2°F (+1.3 vs normal)
Wettest Year
25.4in
1975
Driest Year
13.3in
1952
Biggest Rain Day
1.29in
Aug 24 · 2014
Warmest Year
45.0°F
2015
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
Where 2025 Ran Wet & Dry
Every county in Montana by its 2025 precipitation vs the 1996–2025 normal.
Monthly Climate
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—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Counties (56)
Beaverhead CountyBig Horn CountyBlaine CountyBroadwater CountyCarbon CountyCarter CountyCascade CountyChouteau CountyCuster CountyDaniels CountyDawson CountyDeer Lodge CountyFallon CountyFergus CountyFlathead CountyGallatin CountyGarfield CountyGlacier CountyGolden Valley CountyGranite CountyHill CountyJefferson CountyJudith Basin CountyLake CountyLewis and Clark CountyLiberty CountyLincoln CountyMadison CountyMcCone CountyMeagher CountyMineral CountyMissoula CountyMusselshell CountyPark CountyPetroleum CountyPhillips CountyPondera CountyPowder River CountyPowell CountyPrairie CountyRavalli CountyRichland CountyRoosevelt CountyRosebud CountySanders CountySheridan CountySilver Bow CountyStillwater CountySweet Grass CountyTeton CountyToole CountyTreasure CountyValley CountyWheatland CountyWibaux CountyYellowstone County
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.
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