Wyola, MT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wyola's primary NOAA station, WYOLA 1 SW.
The climate verdict for Wyola
Dryness leads the climate profile for Wyola, Montana, with 16.5 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 46°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 46°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 16.5"
- precipitation, annual total
- 119 days
- frost-free growing season
Wyola: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00249175 · Wyola, MT 46°F mean · 16.5" 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 ≈ Jensen
- PRCP-DRY 16.5"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,375 HDD
- STN-1 USC00249175
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Jensen, UT (+ 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.
- Wyola (this station) 46°F
- Cold Salisbury, VT 46°F
- Hot Burlington, WI 46°F
- Near Jensen, UT 46°F
- Near Huntley, MT 46°F
Wyola 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 · Wyola
Wyola: 16/100 · grade F
Wyola publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wyola, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 16.5 in · 18.5 from 35 in | 34/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 46.0°F · 21.5° from 67.5°F | 23/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 119 days/year | 7/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 231 calendar days | 1/100 · F |
Wyola · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wyola'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
- 71.1°F
- Coldest month
- 24.2°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 Wyola sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wyola'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, Wyola sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 79%
- Wyola's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 68th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wyola compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wyola's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 10°F (-12°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 0.4" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 41°F (5°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 0.4" | 27.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 51°F (11°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.7" | 28.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 61°F (16°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 2.1" | 19.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 71°F (22°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 3.9" | 7.2 | 0.7 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.1" | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 1.7" | 0.1 | 16.6 |
| August | 87°F (31°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.7" | 0.3 | 14.3 |
| September | 78°F (25°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.4" | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| October | 61°F (16°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 1.8" | 19.5 | 0.2 |
| November | 47°F (8°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 0.8" | 28.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 38°F (3°C) | 11°F (-12°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 0.5" | 30.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Wyola works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 92°F by July 24 and hold at or above 90°F on 26 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 205 dates, bottoming at 10°F around December 28.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 13 through August 7, covering 26 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 14 to October 1.
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 30, then returns to freezing around October 9, covering 205 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 June 13, when 37% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 5 at 14%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 84 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 27 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 39°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wyola.
Where Wyola Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 205 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 39°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Wyola earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
4.5 days with precipitation
4.2 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
11.2 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
4.7 days with precipitation
4.2 days with precipitation
Wyola spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 8%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Wyola has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 46.9°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 3.9" and January 0.4". The three wettest months together take 49% 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.
Wyola is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 84 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 23% of the calendar, and they carry 16.5" 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 June at about 11 wet days; the driest is February 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 17
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
119 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,375
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
468
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MT closest to Wyola 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).
- Algona, IA 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Arlington, WI 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Eau Claire, WI 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Glenbrook, NV 46°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (16.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Beach, ND 16.5" · 0.0" off
- Flagler, CO 16.5" · 0.0" off
- Goldendale, WA 16.5" · 0.0" off
- Prescott, AZ 16.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Wyola's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Wyola's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,375 annual heating degree days against 468 for cooling. Its 46.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 119 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.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Wyola's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.9°F. The annual average is 46°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Wyola's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 16.5 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Wyola's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Wyola, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Wyola's primary station: WYOLA 1 SW (USC00249175). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 3082075), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Wyola: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wyola 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.