Laurin (2 mi NE), Montana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Laurin (2 mi NE)'s normal year runs from 14°F December nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 13.0 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.1°C, December lows of −10°C, July highs of 27°C, 330 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationLaurin (2 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00244896
- Location45.37°N 112.10°W
- Elevation5,198 ft (1,584 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Laurin (2 mi NE) is 53°F and the normal low 30°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Laurin (2 mi NE).
- Jan 34° 15°
- Feb 36° 16°
- Mar 46° 24°
- Apr 53° 29°
- May 62° 37°
- Jun 70° 44°
- Jul 80° 50°
- Aug 79° 50°
- Sep 69° 42°
- Oct 55° 32°
- Nov 42° 22°
- Dec 32° 14°
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 Laurin (2 mi NE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in June (2.30 in), the least in January (0.41 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 15°F | 24.8°F | 0.41 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 36°F | 16°F | 26.2°F | 0.50 | – | <1 | 26 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 46°F | 24°F | 34.7°F | 0.74 | – | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 53°F | 29°F | 40.9°F | 1.11 | – | <1 | 20 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 62°F | 37°F | 49.7°F | 1.79 | – | <1 | 9 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 70°F | 44°F | 57.3°F | 2.30 | – | <1 | 1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 80°F | 50°F | 65.1°F | 1.43 | – | <1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 79°F | 50°F | 64.4°F | 1.16 | – | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 69°F | 42°F | 55.1°F | 1.21 | – | <1 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 32°F | 43.5°F | 1.01 | – | <1 | 16 | 11 h |
| November | 42°F | 22°F | 31.7°F | 0.69 | – | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 32°F | 14°F | 22.9°F | 0.66 | – | <1 | 30 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 31°F | 43.0°F | 13.01 | – | 1 | 184 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −9°C | −4.0°C | 10 mm |
| February | 2°C | −9°C | −3.2°C | 13 mm |
| March | 8°C | −5°C | 1.5°C | 19 mm |
| April | 12°C | −2°C | 4.9°C | 28 mm |
| May | 17°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 45 mm |
| June | 21°C | 7°C | 14.1°C | 58 mm |
| July | 27°C | 10°C | 18.4°C | 36 mm |
| August | 26°C | 10°C | 18.0°C | 29 mm |
| September | 20°C | 5°C | 12.8°C | 31 mm |
| October | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 26 mm |
| November | 5°C | −6°C | −0.2°C | 18 mm |
| December | 0°C | −10°C | −5.1°C | 17 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Virginia City (9 miles away), gets 65 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00244896; 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 Laurin (2 mi NE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in 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 USC00244896.
When is the last frost at Laurin (2 mi NE)?
In Laurin (2 mi NE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 24 in half of years and after June 13 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 22 in half of years and before September 6 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 241 year in 10 after June 13; 9 in 10 after May 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 221 year in 10 before September 6; 9 in 10 before October 6
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 117 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 146 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 10 in half of springs and before October 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Laurin (2 mi NE) in zone 5a in ZIP code 59749, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Montana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00244896; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Laurin (2 mi NE)?
In a normal year in Laurin (2 mi NE), 1 day a year reaches 90°F and 184 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 184a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 45high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00244896.
How sunny is it at Laurin (2 mi NE)?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Laurin (2 mi NE), 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (85%) and December the cloudiest (65%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 70% | 1.7 |
| February | 73% | 2.8 |
| March | 73% | 4.0 |
| April | 70% | 5.1 |
| May | 70% | 5.9 |
| June | 76% | 6.8 |
| July | 85% | 7.3 |
| August | 84% | 6.2 |
| September | 80% | 4.7 |
| October | 73% | 3.0 |
| November | 68% | 1.9 |
| December | 65% | 1.4 |
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 Laurin (2 mi NE) record?
A normal year at Laurin (2 mi NE) brings 8,114 heating degree days, 51% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 135 cooling degree days, 85% 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 1,489 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,248 | 0 |
| February | 1,088 | 0 |
| March | 940 | 0 |
| April | 723 | 0 |
| May | 477 | 1 |
| June | 238 | 8 |
| July | 60 | 65 |
| August | 73 | 56 |
| September | 301 | 6 |
| October | 665 | 0 |
| November | 998 | 0 |
| December | 1,305 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,114 | 135 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00244896. 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 Laurin (2 mi NE) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 45.3°F, 2.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.0°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.5°F | +4.5°F | 8.64 |
| 2022 | 47.0°F | +4.0°F | 8.83 |
| 2023 | 43.1°F | +0.1°F | 10.08 |
| 2024 | 45.2°F | +2.2°F | 10.96 |
| 2025 | 45.3°F | +2.3°F | 10.66 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00244896. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Laurin (2 mi NE)'s climate compare?
Laurin (2 mi NE) is warmer than 46 of the 141 places with their own NOAA record in Montana, and wetter than 32. 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, Laurin (2 mi NE) 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 Laurin (2 mi NE) share this climate record?
3 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.
- Sheridan, MT765 people · 8 mi NW
- Alder, MT108 people · 3 mi S
- Brandon, MT67 people · 7 mi N
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 Laurin (2 mi NE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Laurin (2 mi NE)?
December, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 50°F at night).
Does it snow at Laurin (2 mi NE)?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Virginia City (9 miles away), records 65 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Laurin (2 mi NE)?
June, with 2.30 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.41 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Laurin (2 mi NE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Laurin (2 mi NE) in zone 5a in ZIP code 59749, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Laurin (2 mi NE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 24; in one year in ten it comes after June 13. Waiting until June 13 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Montana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Virginia City, MT9 miles from this station, 43.9°F a year
- Twin Bridges, MT17 miles from this station, 43.5°F a year
- Ennis, MT19 miles from this station, 42.7°F a year
- Alder (19 mi S), MT19 miles from this station, 40.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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