Drummond, Montana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Drummond's normal year runs from 13°F December nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 12.1 inches of precipitation and 31 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.1°C, December lows of −11°C, July highs of 30°C, 306 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDrummond Aviation
- Station IDUSW00024139
- Location46.64°N 113.18°W
- Elevation4,000 ft (1,219 m)
- Population294
On October 14, the normal high in Drummond is 60°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Drummond.
- Jan 33° 13°
- Feb 38° 15°
- Mar 49° 21°
- Apr 58° 28°
- May 67° 34°
- Jun 75° 41°
- Jul 86° 44°
- Aug 85° 43°
- Sep 74° 37°
- Oct 58° 29°
- Nov 41° 19°
- Dec 32° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Drummond each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in June (1.97 in), the least in January (0.60 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 13°F | 23.0°F | 0.60 | 5.3 | 10 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| February | 38°F | 15°F | 26.0°F | 0.79 | 4.8 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 49°F | 21°F | 35.2°F | 0.82 | 4.7 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 28°F | 42.7°F | 0.93 | 1.7 | 10 | <1 | 23 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 67°F | 34°F | 50.5°F | 1.81 | 0.9 | 10 | <1 | 13 | 15 h |
| June | 75°F | 41°F | 57.9°F | 1.97 | 0.7 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 86°F | 44°F | 65.2°F | 0.90 | 0.0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 85°F | 43°F | 64.0°F | 0.82 | 0.2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 74°F | 37°F | 55.6°F | 0.90 | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 29°F | 43.5°F | 0.88 | 0.7 | 8 | <1 | 20 | 11 h |
| November | 41°F | 19°F | 30.2°F | 0.93 | 5.0 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 32°F | 13°F | 22.4°F | 0.71 | 6.4 | 10 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 28°F | 43.0°F | 12.06 | 30.5 | 103 | 24 | 212 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −10°C | −5.0°C | 15 mm | 13 cm |
| February | 3°C | −10°C | −3.3°C | 20 mm | 12 cm |
| March | 9°C | −6°C | 1.8°C | 21 mm | 12 cm |
| April | 14°C | −2°C | 5.9°C | 24 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 19°C | 1°C | 10.3°C | 46 mm | 2 cm |
| June | 24°C | 5°C | 14.4°C | 50 mm | 2 cm |
| July | 30°C | 7°C | 18.4°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 6°C | 17.8°C | 21 mm | 1 cm |
| September | 23°C | 3°C | 13.1°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 15°C | −2°C | 6.4°C | 22 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5°C | −7°C | −1.0°C | 24 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 0°C | −11°C | −5.3°C | 18 mm | 16 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00024139; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Drummond?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USW00024139.
How hot and how cold does it get in Drummond?
In a normal year in Drummond, 24 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 212 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 103 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 212a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 42high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 103a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1927) is 104°F, on July 13, 2002; the lowest is −48°F, on January 26, 1957.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1975, with 22.22 in; the snowiest season is 1981–82, with 89.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00024139; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00024139. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Drummond?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Drummond, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (86%) and December the cloudiest (61%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 1.5 |
| February | 70% | 2.5 |
| March | 69% | 3.7 |
| April | 68% | 4.8 |
| May | 69% | 5.7 |
| June | 74% | 6.5 |
| July | 86% | 7.3 |
| August | 84% | 6.0 |
| September | 79% | 4.5 |
| October | 70% | 2.8 |
| November | 64% | 1.6 |
| December | 61% | 1.2 |
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 much heating and cooling does Drummond need?
A normal year in Drummond brings 8,138 heating degree days, 51% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 149 cooling degree days, 84% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,489 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,304 | 0 |
| February | 1,091 | 0 |
| March | 924 | 0 |
| April | 668 | 0 |
| May | 449 | 1 |
| June | 226 | 13 |
| July | 70 | 77 |
| August | 87 | 55 |
| September | 288 | 4 |
| October | 668 | 0 |
| November | 1,046 | 0 |
| December | 1,319 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,138 | 149 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00024139. 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 Drummond's climate compare?
Drummond is warmer than 46 of the other 140 places with their own NOAA record in Montana, and wetter than 16. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.0°F is warmer than 12%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Drummond is Dfb: continental, no dry season, 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.
Which places near Drummond share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Hall, MT50 people · 4 mi S
- Goldcreek, MT1 people · 12 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Drummond's climate
What is the coldest month in Drummond?
December, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 44°F at night).
Does it snow in Drummond?
Yes: 31 inches in a normal year, falling on 35 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (6.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Drummond?
June, with 1.97 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.60 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Drummond in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Drummond in zone 5b in ZIP code 59832, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Drummond's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −24°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
Nearby and next
- Montana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ovando, MT18 miles from this station, 38.9°F a year
- Phillipsburg Ranger Station, MT23 miles from this station, 42.0°F a year
- Potomac, MT25 miles from this station, 39.3°F a year
- Deer Lodge, MT25 miles from this station, 40.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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