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Butte, MT vs Missoula, MT weather comparison

Butte

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Butte picks up around 26 more inches of snow each winter.

Missoula has around 60 fewer freezing nights a year. Missoula sees rain or snow on roughly 20 fewer days each year.

The year at a glance

Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020

Annual weather statistics for Butte, MT and Missoula, MT
ButteMetricMissoula
194 daysSunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies185 days
23 inPrecipitationper year20 in
150 daysWet daysrain or snow per year129 days
70 inSnowfallper year44 in
6 daysHot daysabove 90 °F24 days
225 daysFreezing nightsat or below 32 °F165 days
67%Humidityaverage relative64%
40 °FAverage temperatureyear round46 °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.

ButteMissoula

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 °FMissoula, Jan: 33 °FMissoula, Feb: 38 °FMissoula, Mar: 49 °FMissoula, Apr: 57 °FMissoula, May: 67 °FMissoula, Jun: 73 °FMissoula, Jul: 85 °FMissoula, Aug: 84 °FMissoula, Sep: 73 °FMissoula, Oct: 56 °FMissoula, Nov: 41 °FMissoula, Dec: 32 °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 °FMissoula, Jan: 19 °FMissoula, Feb: 22 °FMissoula, Mar: 28 °FMissoula, Apr: 33 °FMissoula, May: 41 °FMissoula, Jun: 47 °FMissoula, Jul: 53 °FMissoula, Aug: 51 °FMissoula, Sep: 44 °FMissoula, Oct: 33 °FMissoula, Nov: 26 °FMissoula, Dec: 19 °F
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Monthly temperatures (°F)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Butte high323544516170818070554031
Missoula high333849576773858473564132
Butte low9101926344045433526168
Missoula low192228334147535144332619

Monthly precipitation

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

ButteMissoula
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 inMissoula, Jan: 1.8 inMissoula, Feb: 1.6 inMissoula, Mar: 1.7 inMissoula, Apr: 2.1 inMissoula, May: 2.2 inMissoula, Jun: 2.2 inMissoula, Jul: 0.7 inMissoula, Aug: 0.8 inMissoula, Sep: 1.2 inMissoula, Oct: 1.7 inMissoula, Nov: 2.0 inMissoula, Dec: 2.0 in
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Monthly precipitation (inches)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Butte1.01.11.72.53.33.71.91.51.61.61.41.2
Missoula1.81.61.72.12.22.20.70.81.21.72.02.0

Monthly sunny days

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

ButteMissoula
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 daysMissoula, Jan: 9 daysMissoula, Feb: 10 daysMissoula, Mar: 11 daysMissoula, Apr: 12 daysMissoula, May: 16 daysMissoula, Jun: 17 daysMissoula, Jul: 27 daysMissoula, Aug: 26 daysMissoula, Sep: 21 daysMissoula, Oct: 16 daysMissoula, Nov: 11 daysMissoula, Dec: 9 days
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Monthly sunny days (days)
CityJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Butte121112121417262621181412
Missoula9101112161727262116119

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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).