Vida, Montana climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Vida's normal year runs from 5°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 14.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.4°C, January lows of −15°C, July highs of 29°C, 361 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationVida (6 mi NE)
- Station IDUSC00248569
- Location47.88°N 105.37°W
- Elevation2,284 ft (696 m)
- Population (census place)60
On October 22, the normal high in Vida is 54°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Vida.
- Jan 27° 5°
- Feb 30° 8°
- Mar 44° 20°
- Apr 57° 31°
- May 68° 41°
- Jun 76° 50°
- Jul 85° 56°
- Aug 85° 55°
- Sep 74° 44°
- Oct 57° 32°
- Nov 42° 19°
- Dec 30° 9°
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 Vida each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 5°F. The most precipitation falls in June (2.92 in), the least in December (0.30 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27°F | 5°F | 15.8°F | 0.33 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 30°F | 8°F | 19.4°F | 0.32 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 44°F | 20°F | 31.9°F | 0.44 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 31°F | 44.0°F | 1.19 | 5 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 68°F | 41°F | 54.7°F | 2.49 | 7 | <1 | 5 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 76°F | 50°F | 63.2°F | 2.92 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 16 h |
| July | 85°F | 56°F | 70.5°F | 2.07 | 6 | 10 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 55°F | 69.7°F | 1.35 | 5 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 74°F | 44°F | 59.0°F | 1.28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 57°F | 32°F | 44.8°F | 1.09 | 4 | <1 | 15 | 11 h |
| November | 42°F | 19°F | 30.4°F | 0.45 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 30°F | 9°F | 19.3°F | 0.30 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 56°F | 31°F | 43.5°F | 14.23 | 54 | 25 | 183 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −3°C | −15°C | −9.0°C | 8 mm |
| February | −1°C | −13°C | −7.0°C | 8 mm |
| March | 7°C | −7°C | −0.1°C | 11 mm |
| April | 14°C | −1°C | 6.7°C | 30 mm |
| May | 20°C | 5°C | 12.6°C | 63 mm |
| June | 24°C | 10°C | 17.3°C | 74 mm |
| July | 29°C | 13°C | 21.4°C | 53 mm |
| August | 29°C | 13°C | 20.9°C | 34 mm |
| September | 23°C | 7°C | 15.0°C | 33 mm |
| October | 14°C | 0°C | 7.1°C | 28 mm |
| November | 5°C | −7°C | −0.9°C | 11 mm |
| December | −1°C | −13°C | −7.1°C | 8 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00248569; 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 Vida?
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 (3).
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 USC00248569.
When is the last frost in Vida?
In Vida, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 16 in half of years and after May 31 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 22 in half of years and before September 10 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 161 year in 10 after May 31; 9 in 10 after May 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 221 year in 10 before September 10; 9 in 10 before October 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 129 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 150 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 4 in half of springs and before October 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vida in zone 4a in ZIP code 59274, 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 USC00248569; 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 in Vida?
In a normal year in Vida, 25 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 183 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 54 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 25a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 183a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 64high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 54a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1935) is 112°F, on August 7, 1949; the lowest is −45°F, on February 15, 1936.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1953, with 27.17 in; the snowiest season is 1966–67, with 91.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00248569; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00248569. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Vida?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Vida, 4.0 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 1.7 |
| February | 79% | 2.7 |
| March | 75% | 3.8 |
| April | 72% | 4.9 |
| May | 74% | 5.9 |
| June | 79% | 6.7 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 85% | 5.8 |
| September | 79% | 4.2 |
| October | 74% | 2.7 |
| November | 72% | 1.7 |
| December | 70% | 1.2 |
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 Vida need?
A normal year in Vida brings 8,264 heating degree days, 54% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 477 cooling degree days, 47% 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 2,232 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,525 | 0 |
| February | 1,277 | 0 |
| March | 1,028 | 0 |
| April | 631 | 1 |
| May | 332 | 11 |
| June | 110 | 55 |
| July | 21 | 190 |
| August | 37 | 181 |
| September | 220 | 38 |
| October | 628 | 2 |
| November | 1,038 | 0 |
| December | 1,418 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,264 | 477 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00248569. 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.
Has Vida been warmer than normal lately?
Over 50 complete years from 1937 to 2019, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.0°F per century (+0.11°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Vida's climate compare?
Vida is warmer than 56 of the other 140 places with their own NOAA record in Montana, and wetter than 51. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.5°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Vida 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 Vida share this climate record?
Richey 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.
- Richey, MT161 people · 21 mi SE
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 Vida's climate
What is the coldest month in Vida?
January, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 5°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 56°F at night).
What is the rainiest month in Vida?
June, with 2.92 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.30 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Vida in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Vida in zone 4a in ZIP code 59274, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Vida?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 16; in one year in ten it comes after May 31. Waiting until May 31 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Montana climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wolf Point, MT17 miles from this station, 43.0°F a year
- Wolf Point (29 mi ENE), MT32 miles from this station, 40.5°F a year
- Circle, MT34 miles from this station, 45.1°F a year
- Wolf Point (34 mi NE), MT43 miles from this station, 41.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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