Turner (11 mi N), Montana climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Turner (11 mi N)'s normal year runs from 5°F January nights to 83°F July afternoons, with 12.3 inches of precipitation and 26 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.6°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 29°C, 312 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTurner (11 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00248415
- Location49.00°N 108.39°W
- Elevation2,982 ft (909 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Turner (11 mi N) is 54°F and the normal low 28°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Turner (11 mi N).
- Jan 26° 5°
- Feb 30° 8°
- Mar 42° 18°
- Apr 57° 29°
- May 67° 39°
- Jun 75° 48°
- Jul 83° 53°
- Aug 84° 51°
- Sep 73° 42°
- Oct 58° 31°
- Nov 40° 19°
- Dec 29° 8°
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 Turner (11 mi N) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 5°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.03 in), the least in February (0.27 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°F | 5°F | 15.5°F | 0.31 | 6.9 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 40 min |
| February | 30°F | 8°F | 19.1°F | 0.27 | 5.5 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 42°F | 18°F | 29.9°F | 0.43 | 3.2 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 29°F | 42.8°F | 0.84 | 1.4 | 6 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 67°F | 39°F | 53.1°F | 1.97 | 1.3 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 75°F | 48°F | 61.2°F | 3.03 | 0.1 | 13 | 1 | <1 | 16 h 10 min |
| July | 83°F | 53°F | 67.9°F | 1.61 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| August | 84°F | 51°F | 67.2°F | 1.03 | 0.0 | 7 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| September | 73°F | 42°F | 57.3°F | 1.17 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 31°F | 44.0°F | 0.74 | 0.8 | 6 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 50 min |
| November | 40°F | 19°F | 29.3°F | 0.52 | 4.5 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 10 min |
| December | 29°F | 8°F | 18.4°F | 0.38 | 2.4 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 29°F | 42.1°F | 12.30 | 26.1 | 79 | 19 | 190 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −15°C | −9.2°C | 8 mm | 18 cm |
| February | −1°C | −13°C | −7.2°C | 7 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 5°C | −8°C | −1.2°C | 11 mm | 8 cm |
| April | 14°C | −2°C | 6.0°C | 21 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 50 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 24°C | 9°C | 16.2°C | 77 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 11°C | 19.9°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 11°C | 19.6°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 5°C | 14.1°C | 30 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 14°C | −1°C | 6.7°C | 19 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 5°C | −7°C | −1.5°C | 13 mm | 11 cm |
| December | −2°C | −13°C | −7.6°C | 10 mm | 6 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00248415; 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 Turner (11 mi N)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, September 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 USC00248415.
When is the last frost at Turner (11 mi N)?
In Turner (11 mi N), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 19 in half of years and after June 1 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 21 in half of years and before September 8 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 191 year in 10 after June 1; 9 in 10 after May 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 211 year in 10 before September 8; 9 in 10 before October 2
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 124 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 142 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 9 in half of springs and before September 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Turner (11 mi N) in zone 4a in ZIP code 59542, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −30°F (29 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Montana · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00248415; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Turner (11 mi N)?
In a normal year in Turner (11 mi N), 19 days a year reach 90°F, 190 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 79 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 19a 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
- 67high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 79a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 13a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1985) is 103°F, on July 24, 2007; the lowest is −41°F, on January 14, 2024.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2016, with 19.79 in; the snowiest season is 2022–23, with 86.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00248415; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00248415. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Turner (11 mi N)?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Turner (11 mi N), 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 1.5 |
| February | 78% | 2.6 |
| March | 75% | 3.8 |
| April | 73% | 4.9 |
| May | 74% | 5.9 |
| June | 78% | 6.6 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 85% | 5.8 |
| September | 79% | 4.2 |
| October | 74% | 2.7 |
| November | 71% | 1.6 |
| December | 69% | 1.1 |
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 Turner (11 mi N) record?
A normal year at Turner (11 mi N) brings 8,610 heating degree days, 60% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 317 cooling degree days, 65% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,925 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,534 | 0 |
| February | 1,285 | 0 |
| March | 1,087 | 0 |
| April | 666 | 0 |
| May | 376 | 6 |
| June | 146 | 34 |
| July | 40 | 130 |
| August | 56 | 124 |
| September | 254 | 23 |
| October | 652 | 1 |
| November | 1,069 | 0 |
| December | 1,444 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,610 | 317 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00248415. 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 Turner (11 mi N) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 43.0°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 42.1°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43.0°F | +0.9°F | 14.95 | – |
Over 30 complete years from 1986 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted -1.4°F per century (−0.08°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00248415; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Turner (11 mi N)'s climate compare?
Turner (11 mi N) is warmer than 33 of the 141 places with their own NOAA record in Montana, and wetter than 20. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.1°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Turner (11 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 Turner (11 mi N) 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.
- Turner Colony, MT112 people · 16 mi S
- Turner, MT46 people · 11 mi S
- Hogeland, MT29 people · 16 mi SW
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 Turner (11 mi N)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Turner (11 mi N)?
January, with a normal high of 26°F and a normal low of 5°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 53°F at night).
Does it snow at Turner (11 mi N)?
Yes: 26 inches in a normal year, falling on 21 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (6.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Turner (11 mi N)?
June, with 3.03 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is February with 0.27 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Turner (11 mi N) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Turner (11 mi N) in zone 4a in ZIP code 59542, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −30°F (29 years, 1991-2020): zone 4a.
How late can frost come at Turner (11 mi N)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 19; in one year in ten it comes after June 1. Waiting until June 1 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Montana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Port Of Morgan, MT25 miles from this station, 41.6°F a year
- Harlem, MT37 miles from this station, 43.5°F a year
- Fort Belknap (2 mi SW), MT41 miles from this station, 42.6°F a year
- Chinook, MT47 miles from this station, 42.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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