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Butte, MT vs Great Falls, MT weather comparison

Butte

MT

Great Falls has around 78 fewer freezing nights a year.

Great Falls sees rain or snow on roughly 51 fewer days each year. Great Falls enjoys about 20 more sunny days a year than Butte.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Butte, MT and Great Falls, MT
ButteMetricGreat Falls
194 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies214 days
23 inPrecipitationper year16 in
150 daysWet daysrain or snow per year99 days
70 inSnowfallper year67 in
6 daysHot daysabove 90 °F24 days
225 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F147 days
67%Humidityaverage relative57%
40 °FAverage temperatureyear round47 °F

Monthly temperatures

Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.

ButteGreat Falls

Daily highs

406080JanMarMayJulSepNovButte, Jan: 32 °FButte, Feb: 35 °FButte, Mar: 44 °FButte, Apr: 51 °FButte, May: 61 °FButte, Jun: 70 °FButte, Jul: 81 °FButte, Aug: 80 °FButte, Sep: 70 °FButte, Oct: 55 °FButte, Nov: 40 °FButte, Dec: 31 °FGreat Falls, Jan: 37 °FGreat Falls, Feb: 38 °FGreat Falls, Mar: 48 °FGreat Falls, Apr: 58 °FGreat Falls, May: 67 °FGreat Falls, Jun: 75 °FGreat Falls, Jul: 85 °FGreat Falls, Aug: 84 °FGreat Falls, Sep: 72 °FGreat Falls, Oct: 59 °FGreat Falls, Nov: 45 °FGreat Falls, Dec: 37 °F

Daily lows

2040JanMarMayJulSepNovButte, Jan: 9 °FButte, Feb: 10 °FButte, Mar: 19 °FButte, Apr: 26 °FButte, May: 34 °FButte, Jun: 40 °FButte, Jul: 45 °FButte, Aug: 43 °FButte, Sep: 35 °FButte, Oct: 26 °FButte, Nov: 16 °FButte, Dec: 8 °FGreat Falls, Jan: 17 °FGreat Falls, Feb: 18 °FGreat Falls, Mar: 25 °FGreat Falls, Apr: 33 °FGreat Falls, May: 42 °FGreat Falls, Jun: 49 °FGreat Falls, Jul: 55 °FGreat Falls, Aug: 53 °FGreat Falls, Sep: 45 °FGreat Falls, Oct: 35 °FGreat Falls, Nov: 26 °FGreat Falls, Dec: 19 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Butte high323544516170818070554031
Great Falls high373848586775858472594537
Butte low9101926344045433526168
Great Falls low171825334249555345352619

Monthly precipitation

Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.

ButteGreat Falls
0.02.04.0JanMarMayJulSepNovButte, Jan: 1.0 inButte, Feb: 1.1 inButte, Mar: 1.7 inButte, Apr: 2.5 inButte, May: 3.3 inButte, Jun: 3.7 inButte, Jul: 1.9 inButte, Aug: 1.5 inButte, Sep: 1.6 inButte, Oct: 1.6 inButte, Nov: 1.4 inButte, Dec: 1.2 inGreat Falls, Jan: 0.8 inGreat Falls, Feb: 0.7 inGreat Falls, Mar: 1.0 inGreat Falls, Apr: 2.0 inGreat Falls, May: 2.4 inGreat Falls, Jun: 2.9 inGreat Falls, Jul: 1.0 inGreat Falls, Aug: 1.1 inGreat Falls, Sep: 1.4 inGreat Falls, Oct: 1.3 inGreat Falls, Nov: 0.9 inGreat Falls, Dec: 0.8 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Butte1.01.11.72.53.33.71.91.51.61.61.41.2
Great Falls0.80.71.02.02.42.91.01.11.41.30.90.8

Monthly sunny days

Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.

ButteGreat Falls
01020JanMarMayJulSepNovButte, Jan: 12 daysButte, Feb: 11 daysButte, Mar: 12 daysButte, Apr: 12 daysButte, May: 14 daysButte, Jun: 17 daysButte, Jul: 26 daysButte, Aug: 26 daysButte, Sep: 21 daysButte, Oct: 18 daysButte, Nov: 14 daysButte, Dec: 12 daysGreat Falls, Jan: 14 daysGreat Falls, Feb: 13 daysGreat Falls, Mar: 14 daysGreat Falls, Apr: 14 daysGreat Falls, May: 17 daysGreat Falls, Jun: 19 daysGreat Falls, Jul: 26 daysGreat Falls, Aug: 26 daysGreat Falls, Sep: 21 daysGreat Falls, Oct: 19 daysGreat Falls, Nov: 16 daysGreat Falls, Dec: 16 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Butte121112121417262621181412
Great Falls141314141719262621191616

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About this data

Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).