Bozeman Montana State Univ, MT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Bozeman Montana State Univ's primary NOAA station, BOZEMAN MONTANA STATE UNIV.
The climate verdict for Bozeman Montana State Univ
Bozeman Montana State Univ, Montana has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 44°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 44°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 20.0"
- annual precipitation · 91" snow
- 119 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Bozeman Montana State Univ: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00241044 · Bozeman Montana State Univ, MT 44°F mean · 20.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 44°F
- RANK-COOL #1,029
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pleasant Mt
- PRCP-DRY 20.0"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,828 HDD
- STN-1 USC00241044
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Pleasant Mt, PA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MT station list.
- Bozeman Montana… (this station) 44°F
- Cold Fortine, MT 44°F
- Hot Shonkin, MT 44°F
- Near Pleasant Mt, PA 44°F
- Near Valier, MT 44°F
Bozeman Montana State Univ sits in Montana, the #6 coldest U.S. state at 43.4°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Bozeman Montana State Univ
Bozeman Montana State Univ: 20/100 · grade F
Bozeman Montana State Univ publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Bozeman Montana State Univ, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 20.0 in · 15.0 from 35 in | 47/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 191 calendar days | 19/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 44.1°F · 23.4° from 67.5°F | 16/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 119 days/year | 7/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 91.3 inches/year | 2/100 · F |
Bozeman Montana State Univ · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Bozeman Montana State Univ is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 23.9°F and warmest-month mean 66.9°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 66.9°F
- Coldest month
- 23.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Bozeman Montana State Univ sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Bozeman Montana State Univ's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 85%
- Among 6,861 stations, Bozeman Montana State Univ sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 72%
- Bozeman Montana State Univ's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 49th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Bozeman Montana State Univ compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Bozeman Montana State Univ's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Bozeman Montana State Univ's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 130 complete annual observations from 1869 to 2025, BOZEMAN MONTANA STATE UNIV warmed at a fitted rate of 0.16°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Bozeman Montana State Univ primary station fitted change +0.16 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F (1°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 0.9" | 12.7" | 29.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 37°F (3°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 0.8" | 13.0" | 25.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 46°F (8°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 1.4" | 13.1" | 25.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 55°F (13°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 2.5" | 12.9" | 18.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 63°F (17°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 2.9" | 3.6" | 5.9 | 0.0 |
| June | 72°F (22°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 3.3" | 0.8" | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| July | 82°F (28°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.7 |
| August | 81°F (27°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 1.3" | 0.1" | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| September | 71°F (22°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.4" | 0.4" | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| October | 57°F (14°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 1.8" | 6.0" | 15.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 42°F (6°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 1.3" | 12.5" | 24.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 33°F (1°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 1.0" | 16.2" | 29.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 85°F around July 28, short of 90°F on every date, while 191 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 14°F near December 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 24, then returns to freezing around October 17, covering 191 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 31, when 53% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is September 3 at 31%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 138 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 6 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Bozeman Montana State Univ.
Where Bozeman Montana State Univ Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 191 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Bozeman Montana State Univ earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 12.7"
10.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 13.0"
9.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 13.1"
11.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 12.9"
13.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.6"
15.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
15.3 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
10.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
9.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.0"
11.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 12.5"
10.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 16.2"
11.0 days with precipitation
Bozeman Montana State Univ spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 30% of the annual total and December through February 14%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Bozeman Montana State Univ has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: June averages 3.3" and February 0.8". The three wettest months together take 43% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Rain reaches Bozeman Montana State Univ in small, frequent amounts
Bozeman Montana State Univ records about 138 days with measurable precipitation a year and 20.0" in total, which works out to roughly 0.15 inches on an average wet day. Precipitation on 38% of all days, arriving that lightly, is the damp many-grey-days pattern rather than the storm-driven one.
Places in this band read as wetter than their annual totals suggest, because what people notice is the number of overcast days, not the depth in the gauge.
- Most wet days: May, about 15 of them.
- Fewest: September, about 9.
- Average depth per wet day: 0.15 inches.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Bozeman Montana State Univ
Bozeman Montana State Univ averages 91.3 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 54 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 91.3 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 54 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 46% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 26
50% probability date
Growing Season
119 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,828
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
230
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MT closest to Bozeman Montana State Univ on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (44°F here).
- Aberdeen, SD 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Belfast, ME 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Bushnell, NE 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Cambridge, MN 44°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (20.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Cavalier, ND 20.0" · 0.0" off
- McCook, NE 20.1" · 0.0" off
- Clovis, NM 20.1" · 0.0" off
- McLaughlin, SD 20.1" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Bozeman Montana State Univ
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Bozeman Montana State Univ's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,828 annual heating degree days against 230 for cooling. Its 43.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 119 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Bozeman Montana State Univ coldest normal
December
Averaging 24°F (-5°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Bozeman Montana State Univ typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Bozeman Montana State Univ snow peak
December
Bozeman Montana State Univ averages 91.3 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Bozeman Montana State Univ's primary station: BOZEMAN MONTANA STATE UNIV (USC00241044). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Bozeman Montana State Univ; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Bozeman Montana State Univ comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.