Ingomar, 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 Ingomar's primary NOAA station, INGOMAR 9 E.
The climate verdict for Ingomar
Dryness leads the climate profile for Ingomar, Montana, with 13.6 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 44°F. At 39/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 4% of scores.
- 44°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 39/100
- comfort score, above 4% of station-mapped location scores
- 13.6"
- annual precipitation · 30" snow
- 121 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Ingomar: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00244386 · Ingomar, MT 44°F mean · 13.6" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 44°F
- RANK-COOL #1,098
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Menomonie
- PRCP-DRY 13.6"
- SWING-WIDE 54°F
- COMF-LOW 39/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,037 HDD
- STN-1 USC00244386
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Menomonie, WI (+ 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.
- Ingomar (this station) 44°F
- Hot Ridgeway, MT 44°F
- Near Menomonie, WI 44°F
- Near Ralph, SD 44°F
- Near Jordan, MT 44°F
Ingomar 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 · Ingomar
Ingomar: 16/100 · grade F
Ingomar publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Ingomar, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 39/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 29.9 inches/year | 38/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 13.6 in · 21.4 from 35 in | 23/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 44.2°F · 23.3° from 67.5°F | 17/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 121 days/year | 7/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 216 calendar days | 7/100 · F |
Ingomar · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Ingomar'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
- 71.6°F
- Coldest month
- 18.1°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 Ingomar sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Ingomar's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 84%
- Among 6,861 stations, Ingomar sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 86%
- Ingomar's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 89%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Ingomar is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Ingomar compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Ingomar's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
39 4th percentile score exceeds 4% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 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
Ingomar's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 44 complete annual observations from 1960 to 2025, INGOMAR 9 E warmed at a fitted rate of 0.28°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Ingomar primary station fitted change +0.28 °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 | 32°F (0°C) | 4°F (-15°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 0.4" | 6.5" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 36°F (2°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 0.4" | 4.9" | 27.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 48°F (9°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.7" | 4.4" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 58°F (15°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 1.6" | 1.9" | 17.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 2.6" | 0.9" | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| June | 78°F (26°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 2.3" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 3.8 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 1.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.1 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 1.0" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 14.9 |
| September | 76°F (24°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| October | 59°F (15°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 1.2" | 1.7" | 17.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 45°F (7°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 0.5" | 3.9" | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 34°F (1°C) | 7°F (-14°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 0.4" | 5.7" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Ingomar works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 26 and hold at or above 90°F on 17 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 199 dates, bottoming at 3°F around January 6.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 21 through August 6, covering 17 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 21 to September 26.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 26, then returns to freezing around October 11, covering 199 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 31% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 15 at 12%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 68 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 29 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 36°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Ingomar.
Where Ingomar Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 199 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 14 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Ingomar 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: 6.5"
4.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.9"
4.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.4"
5.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.9"
6.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.9"
8.8 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
4.2 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.7"
5.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.9"
3.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.7"
4.4 days with precipitation
Ingomar spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 35% of the annual total and December through February 9%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Ingomar has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 53.5°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 2.6" and December 0.4". The three wettest months together take 47% 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.
Ingomar is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 68 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 19% of the calendar, and they carry 13.5" between them. At roughly 0.20 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 9 wet days; the driest is November at about 4.
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 Ingomar
Ingomar averages 29.9 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 20 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: 29.9 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 20 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 22% 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 19
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
121 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,037
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
503
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MT closest to Ingomar 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).
- Andover, SD 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Greer, AZ 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Jordan, MN 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Joseph, OR 44°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (13.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Midland, TX 13.6" · 0.0" off
- Estancia, NM 13.6" · 0.0" off
- Las Animas, CO 13.6" · 0.0" off
- Anaheim, CA 13.5" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Ingomar
heating led · dry · mid swing
Ingomar's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,037 annual heating degree days against 503 for cooling. Its 53.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 121 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.
-
1. Ingomar coldest normal
January
Averaging 18°F (-8°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
-
2. Ingomar typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
-
3. Ingomar snow peak
January
Ingomar averages 29.9 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
Questions about Ingomar's climate
How much snow does Ingomar get? ▼
How many days above 90°F does Ingomar get? ▼
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Ingomar? ▼
Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Ingomar's primary station: INGOMAR 9 E (USC00244386). 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 Ingomar; 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 Ingomar 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.