Haugan, Montana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Haugan's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 37.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.7°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 29°C, 940 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHaugan (1 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00243984
- Location47.39°N 115.42°W
- Elevation3,160 ft (963 m)
- Population (census place)24
On October 23, the normal high in Haugan is 49°F and the normal low 29°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Haugan.
- Jan 31° 17°
- Feb 37° 18°
- Mar 44° 23°
- Apr 54° 27°
- May 65° 34°
- Jun 71° 40°
- Jul 84° 43°
- Aug 83° 41°
- Sep 72° 35°
- Oct 53° 30°
- Nov 38° 24°
- Dec 31° 18°
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 Haugan each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in January (5.28 in), the least in July (1.01 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 17°F | 24.0°F | 5.28 | – | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 37°F | 18°F | 27.5°F | 3.48 | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 44°F | 23°F | 33.5°F | 3.63 | – | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 27°F | 40.5°F | 2.45 | – | <1 | 27 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 65°F | 34°F | 49.8°F | 2.57 | – | <1 | 13 | 15 h |
| June | 71°F | 40°F | 55.4°F | 2.53 | – | 1 | 1 | 16 h |
| July | 84°F | 43°F | 63.6°F | 1.01 | – | 11 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 83°F | 41°F | 61.9°F | 1.17 | – | 10 | 2 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 72°F | 35°F | 53.7°F | 1.76 | – | 2 | 10 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 53°F | 30°F | 41.5°F | 3.51 | – | <1 | 19 | 11 h |
| November | 38°F | 24°F | 31.2°F | 4.49 | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 31°F | 18°F | 24.2°F | 5.11 | – | <1 | 30 | 8 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 29°F | 42.2°F | 36.99 | – | 24 | 215 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −8°C | −4.4°C | 134 mm |
| February | 3°C | −8°C | −2.5°C | 88 mm |
| March | 7°C | −5°C | 0.8°C | 92 mm |
| April | 12°C | −3°C | 4.7°C | 62 mm |
| May | 19°C | 1°C | 9.9°C | 65 mm |
| June | 22°C | 4°C | 13.0°C | 64 mm |
| July | 29°C | 6°C | 17.6°C | 26 mm |
| August | 28°C | 5°C | 16.6°C | 30 mm |
| September | 22°C | 2°C | 12.1°C | 45 mm |
| October | 12°C | −1°C | 5.3°C | 89 mm |
| November | 3°C | −4°C | −0.4°C | 114 mm |
| December | −1°C | −8°C | −4.3°C | 130 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Thompson Falls (14 miles away), gets 15 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00243984; 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 Haugan?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September.
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 USC00243984.
How hot and how cold does it get in Haugan?
In a normal year in Haugan, 24 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more) and 215 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 215a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 44high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1912) is 107°F, on August 4, 1961; the lowest is −47°F, on January 20, 1937.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1933, with 44.08 in; the snowiest season is 1955–56, with 239.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00243984; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00243984. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Haugan?
Over a year 71% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Haugan, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (51%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54% | 1.1 |
| February | 60% | 2.0 |
| March | 62% | 3.2 |
| April | 66% | 4.5 |
| May | 69% | 5.6 |
| June | 71% | 6.2 |
| July | 87% | 7.3 |
| August | 84% | 6.0 |
| September | 77% | 4.2 |
| October | 66% | 2.5 |
| November | 54% | 1.3 |
| December | 51% | 0.9 |
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 Haugan need?
A normal year in Haugan brings 8,373 heating degree days, 56% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 96 cooling degree days, 89% 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 1,217 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,271 | 0 |
| February | 1,051 | 0 |
| March | 977 | 0 |
| April | 736 | 0 |
| May | 473 | 1 |
| June | 294 | 5 |
| July | 97 | 54 |
| August | 130 | 34 |
| September | 340 | 2 |
| October | 727 | 0 |
| November | 1,013 | 0 |
| December | 1,265 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,373 | 96 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00243984. 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 Haugan's climate compare?
Haugan is warmer than 34 of the other 140 places with their own NOAA record in Montana, and wetter than 132. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.2°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Haugan is Dsb: continental, dry-summer, 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 Haugan share this climate record?
De Borgia 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.
- De Borgia, MT36 people · 5 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 Haugan's climate
What is the coldest month in Haugan?
January, with a normal high of 31°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 43°F at night).
Does it snow in Haugan?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Haugan's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Thompson Falls (14 miles away), records 15 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Haugan?
January, with 5.28 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 1.01 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Haugan in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Haugan in zone 6a in ZIP code 59830, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Montana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Mullan, ID11 miles from this station, 38.6°F a year
- Thompson Falls, MT14 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- St. Regis, MT17 miles from this station, 46.2°F a year
- Wallace, ID24 miles from this station, 46.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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