Huntley Exp Stn, MT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Huntley Exp Stn's primary NOAA station, HUNTLEY EXP STN.
The climate verdict for Huntley Exp Stn
Dryness leads the climate profile for Huntley Exp Stn, Montana, with 14.4 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 46°F. At 49/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 18% of scores.
- 46°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 49/100
- comfort score, above 18% of station-mapped location scores
- 14.4"
- annual precipitation · 34" snow
- 136 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Huntley Exp Stn: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00244345 · Huntley Exp Stn, MT 46°F mean · 14.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 46°F
- RANK-COOL #1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Richfield
- PRCP-DRY 14.4"
- SWING-WIDE 48°F
- COMF-LOW 49/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,355 HDD
- STN-1 USC00244345
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Richfield, ID (+ 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.
- Huntley (this station) 46°F
- Cold Jensen, UT 46°F
- Hot Colstrip, MT 46°F
- Near Richfield, ID 46°F
- Near Wyola, MT 46°F
Huntley Exp Stn 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 · Huntley Exp Stn
Huntley Exp Stn: 24/100 · grade F
Huntley Exp Stn publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Huntley Exp Stn, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 49/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 34.4 inches/year | 34/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 14.4 in · 20.6 from 35 in | 26/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 46.1°F · 21.4° from 67.5°F | 24/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 186 calendar days | 22/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 136 days/year | 16/100 · F |
Huntley Exp Stn · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Huntley Exp Stn's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 71.0°F
- Coldest month
- 23.4°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 Huntley Exp Stn sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Huntley Exp Stn's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 77%
- Among 6,861 stations, Huntley Exp Stn sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 84%
- Huntley Exp Stn's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 71%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Huntley Exp Stn is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Huntley Exp Stn compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Huntley Exp Stn's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
49 18th percentile score exceeds 18% 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
Huntley Exp Stn's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 100 complete annual observations from 1907 to 2025, HUNTLEY EXP STN warmed at a fitted rate of 0.19°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Huntley Exp Stn primary station fitted change +0.19 °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 | 35°F (2°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 0.5" | 6.7" | 30.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 39°F (4°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 0.5" | 7.1" | 26.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 50°F (10°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.8" | 4.7" | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 59°F (15°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 1.7" | 1.8" | 15.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.6" | 0.2" | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 2.3" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| July | 87°F (31°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.5 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 0.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.7 |
| September | 75°F (24°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.4" | 0.2" | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| October | 60°F (16°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.4" | 2.7" | 17.5 | 0.3 |
| November | 47°F (8°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.6" | 4.4" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 36°F (2°C) | 13°F (-11°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 0.5" | 6.6" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 89°F around July 26, short of 90°F on every date, while 186 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 11°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 16, then returns to freezing around October 14, covering 186 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 40% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 8 at 15%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 86 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 21 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 34°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Huntley Exp Stn.
Where Huntley Exp Stn Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 186 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 14 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Huntley Exp Stn earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 6.7"
5.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.1"
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.7"
6.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.8"
9.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
11.7 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
6.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.7"
7.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.4"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.6"
5.1 days with precipitation
Huntley Exp Stn spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 32% of the annual total and December through February 10%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Huntley Exp Stn has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 47.6°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 2.6" and January 0.5". The three wettest months together take 45% 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.
Huntley Exp Stn is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 85 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 23% of the calendar, and they carry 14.4" between them. At roughly 0.17 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is May at about 12 wet days; the driest is January at about 5.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Winter brings real snow to Huntley Exp Stn
Huntley Exp Stn averages 34.4 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 23 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: 34.4 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 23 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 24% 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 25
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 12
50% probability date
Growing Season
136 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,355
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
483
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MT closest to Huntley Exp Stn 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 (46°F here).
- Burlington, WI 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Cottonwood, SD 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Deaver, WY 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Dushore, PA 46°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (14.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Lakeview, OR 14.4" · 0.0" off
- Denver, CO 14.5" · 0.0" off
- Cliff, NM 14.5" · 0.1" off
- Douglas, WY 14.5" · 0.1" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Huntley Exp Stn
heating led · dry · mid swing
Huntley Exp Stn's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,355 annual heating degree days against 483 for cooling. Its 47.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 136 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. Huntley Exp Stn coldest normal
January
Averaging 23°F (-5°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Huntley Exp Stn typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Huntley Exp Stn snow peak
February
Huntley Exp Stn averages 34.4 inches of snow a year, with February 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 Huntley Exp Stn's primary station: HUNTLEY EXP STN (USC00244345). 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 Huntley Exp Stn; 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 Huntley Exp Stn 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.