Albion (1 mi N), Montana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Albion (1 mi N)'s normal year runs from 3°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 16.6 inches of precipitation and 29 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.6°C, January lows of −16°C, July highs of 29°C, 421 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAlbion (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00240088
- Location45.21°N 104.26°W
- Elevation3,312 ft (1,010 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Albion (1 mi N) is 52°F and the normal low 22°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Albion (1 mi N).
- Jan 29° 3°
- Feb 32° 6°
- Mar 43° 14°
- Apr 53° 24°
- May 64° 35°
- Jun 75° 45°
- Jul 84° 50°
- Aug 83° 48°
- Sep 73° 37°
- Oct 56° 24°
- Nov 42° 13°
- Dec 31° 4°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Albion (1 mi N) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 3°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.14 in), the least in January (0.27 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°F | 3°F | 16.0°F | 0.27 | 2.6 | 2 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 32°F | 6°F | 18.6°F | 0.48 | 7.3 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 43°F | 14°F | 28.6°F | 1.03 | 5.7 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 24°F | 38.8°F | 1.62 | 3.0 | 6 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 64°F | 35°F | 49.6°F | 3.14 | 1.4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 75°F | 45°F | 59.9°F | 3.03 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 84°F | 50°F | 67.4°F | 1.90 | 0.0 | 7 | 12 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 83°F | 48°F | 65.4°F | 1.95 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 73°F | 37°F | 54.9°F | 1.09 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 56°F | 24°F | 40.0°F | 1.32 | 1.6 | 4 | <1 | 20 | 11 h |
| November | 42°F | 13°F | 27.5°F | 0.31 | 3.3 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 31°F | 4°F | 17.4°F | 0.42 | 3.7 | 2 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 25°F | 40.3°F | 16.56 | 28.6 | 59 | 29 | 198 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −16°C | −8.9°C | 7 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 0°C | −15°C | −7.4°C | 12 mm | 19 cm |
| March | 6°C | −10°C | −1.9°C | 26 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 12°C | −4°C | 3.8°C | 41 mm | 8 cm |
| May | 18°C | 2°C | 9.8°C | 80 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 24°C | 7°C | 15.5°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 10°C | 19.7°C | 48 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 9°C | 18.6°C | 50 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 3°C | 12.7°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | −4°C | 4.4°C | 34 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 6°C | −11°C | −2.5°C | 8 mm | 8 cm |
| December | −1°C | −16°C | −8.1°C | 11 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00240088; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Albion (1 mi N)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (4).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00240088.
When is the last frost at Albion (1 mi N)?
In Albion (1 mi N), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 2 in half of years and after June 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 6 in half of years and before August 23 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- June 21 year in 10 after June 21; 9 in 10 after May 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 61 year in 10 before August 23; 9 in 10 before September 20
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 95 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 116 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 21 in half of springs and before September 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Albion (1 mi N) in zone 4b in ZIP code 59319, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −26°F (21 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Montana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00240088; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Albion (1 mi N)?
In a normal year in Albion (1 mi N), 29 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more), 198 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 59 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 29a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 198a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 56high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 59a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 11a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00240088.
How sunny is it at Albion (1 mi N)?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Albion (1 mi N), 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (89%) and December the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 1.9 |
| February | 77% | 2.9 |
| March | 73% | 3.9 |
| April | 71% | 4.9 |
| May | 73% | 5.9 |
| June | 81% | 6.9 |
| July | 89% | 7.3 |
| August | 87% | 6.1 |
| September | 82% | 4.6 |
| October | 74% | 3.0 |
| November | 74% | 2.0 |
| December | 71% | 1.4 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Albion (1 mi N) record?
A normal year at Albion (1 mi N) brings 9,237 heating degree days, 72% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 283 cooling degree days, 69% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,680 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,519 | 0 |
| February | 1,298 | 0 |
| March | 1,129 | 0 |
| April | 788 | 0 |
| May | 478 | 3 |
| June | 186 | 32 |
| July | 57 | 131 |
| August | 88 | 99 |
| September | 321 | 19 |
| October | 774 | 0 |
| November | 1,124 | 0 |
| December | 1,477 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,237 | 283 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00240088. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Albion (1 mi N)'s climate compare?
Albion (1 mi N) is warmer than 17 of the 141 places with their own NOAA record in Montana, and wetter than 100. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 40.3°F is warmer than 6%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Albion (1 mi N) is Dwb: continental, dry-winter, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Albion (1 mi N)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Albion (1 mi N)?
January, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 3°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 50°F at night).
Does it snow at Albion (1 mi N)?
Yes: 29 inches in a normal year, falling on 12 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Albion (1 mi N)?
May, with 3.14 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.27 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Albion (1 mi N) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Albion (1 mi N) in zone 4b in ZIP code 59319, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −26°F (21 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come at Albion (1 mi N)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 2; in one year in ten it comes after June 21. Waiting until June 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Montana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ridgeway (1 mi S), MT22 miles from this station, 44.3°F a year
- Colony, WY24 miles from this station, 46.6°F a year
- Camp Crook, SD27 miles from this station, 46.4°F a year
- Hulett, WY40 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
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