Goldbutte (7 mi N), Montana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Goldbutte (7 mi N)'s normal year runs from 10°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 14.8 inches of precipitation and 86 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.4°C, January lows of −12°C, July highs of 27°C, 376 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGoldbutte (7 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00243617
- Location48.98°N 111.40°W
- Elevation3,498 ft (1,066 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Goldbutte (7 mi N) is 52°F and the normal low 27°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Goldbutte (7 mi N).
- Jan 33° 10°
- Feb 35° 11°
- Mar 44° 19°
- Apr 55° 27°
- May 64° 36°
- Jun 71° 43°
- Jul 80° 47°
- Aug 80° 46°
- Sep 70° 39°
- Oct 55° 29°
- Nov 42° 19°
- Dec 34° 11°
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 Goldbutte (7 mi N) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 10°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.53 in), the least in January (0.45 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 10°F | 21.4°F | 0.45 | 12.4 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 8 h 40 min |
| February | 35°F | 11°F | 23.1°F | 0.47 | 12.9 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 44°F | 19°F | 31.2°F | 0.63 | 15.1 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 27°F | 41.1°F | 1.31 | 10.8 | 8 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 64°F | 36°F | 50.1°F | 1.89 | 3.7 | 9 | <1 | 10 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 71°F | 43°F | 56.9°F | 3.53 | 0.3 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 16 h 10 min |
| July | 80°F | 47°F | 63.9°F | 1.25 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| August | 80°F | 46°F | 63.0°F | 1.54 | 0.4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| September | 70°F | 39°F | 54.4°F | 1.41 | 1.4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 29°F | 42.1°F | 1.19 | 5.2 | 7 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 50 min |
| November | 42°F | 19°F | 30.4°F | 0.64 | 10.6 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 10 min |
| December | 34°F | 11°F | 22.4°F | 0.50 | 13.1 | 6 | <1 | 29 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 28°F | 41.7°F | 14.81 | 85.9 | 89 | 11 | 190 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −12°C | −5.9°C | 11 mm | 31 cm |
| February | 2°C | −12°C | −4.9°C | 12 mm | 33 cm |
| March | 7°C | −7°C | −0.4°C | 16 mm | 38 cm |
| April | 13°C | −3°C | 5.1°C | 33 mm | 27 cm |
| May | 18°C | 2°C | 10.1°C | 48 mm | 9 cm |
| June | 22°C | 6°C | 13.8°C | 90 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 27°C | 9°C | 17.7°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 27°C | 8°C | 17.2°C | 39 mm | 1 cm |
| September | 21°C | 4°C | 12.4°C | 36 mm | 4 cm |
| October | 13°C | −2°C | 5.6°C | 30 mm | 13 cm |
| November | 6°C | −7°C | −0.9°C | 16 mm | 27 cm |
| December | 1°C | −12°C | −5.3°C | 13 mm | 33 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00243617; 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 Goldbutte (7 mi N)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00243617.
How hot and how cold does it get at Goldbutte (7 mi N)?
In a normal year in Goldbutte (7 mi N), 11 days a year reach 90°F, 190 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 89 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 11a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 190a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 46high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 89a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 33a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1907) is 105°F, on July 8, 2001; the lowest is −47°F, on January 13, 2024.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1978, with 22.86 in; the snowiest season is 2006–07, with 127.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00243617; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00243617. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Goldbutte (7 mi N)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Goldbutte (7 mi N), 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67% | 1.3 |
| February | 69% | 2.3 |
| March | 70% | 3.5 |
| April | 72% | 4.9 |
| May | 73% | 5.9 |
| June | 78% | 6.6 |
| July | 87% | 7.1 |
| August | 85% | 5.8 |
| September | 79% | 4.2 |
| October | 73% | 2.6 |
| November | 67% | 1.5 |
| December | 62% | 1.0 |
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 Goldbutte (7 mi N) record?
A normal year at Goldbutte (7 mi N) brings 8,628 heating degree days, 61% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 146 cooling degree days, 84% 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 1,418 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,353 | 0 |
| February | 1,175 | 0 |
| March | 1,048 | 0 |
| April | 717 | 0 |
| May | 467 | 3 |
| June | 251 | 10 |
| July | 100 | 65 |
| August | 121 | 58 |
| September | 328 | 10 |
| October | 709 | 0 |
| November | 1,038 | 0 |
| December | 1,322 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,628 | 146 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00243617. 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.
Have recent years at Goldbutte (7 mi N) been warmer than normal?
Over 76 complete years from 1910 to 2015, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.9°F per century (+0.11°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Goldbutte (7 mi N)'s climate compare?
Goldbutte (7 mi N) is warmer than 26 of the 141 places with their own NOAA record in Montana, and wetter than 64. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.7°F is warmer than 9%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Goldbutte (7 mi N) is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 Goldbutte (7 mi N) share this climate record?
Whitlash has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Whitlash, MT9 people · 8 mi SE
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 Goldbutte (7 mi N)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Goldbutte (7 mi N)?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 10°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 47°F at night).
Does it snow at Goldbutte (7 mi N)?
Yes: 86 inches in a normal year, falling on 33 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in March (15.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Goldbutte (7 mi N)?
June, with 3.53 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.45 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Goldbutte (7 mi N) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Goldbutte (7 mi N) in zone 4a in ZIP code 59484, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −31°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 3b.
Nearby and next
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