Zip 59639 (Lincoln, MT) Climate

59639 Lincoln, MT has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average temperature in the summertime is around 70°F and the average winter temperature is around 24°F. Precipitation in this area can be quite high, averaging up to 25 inches of rain per year, and snowfall can be quite abundant as well, with an average of over 150 inches of snowfall per year.

Lincoln (zip 59639), Montana gets 16 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Lincoln (zip 59639) averages 69 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Lincoln (zip 59639). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Lincoln (zip 59639) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 12
Rain: averages 16 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 69 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 59639 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Montana.

8.6 Summer - 4.1 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 59639 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Lincoln, Montana	United States
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Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 59639 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.0°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Montana. In the 59639 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 59639 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 59639 zip code, there are 9.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Montana.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 59639 zip code with an average of 11.1°. This is colder than most places in Montana.

In the 59639 zip code, there are 212.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Montana.

In the 59639 zip code, there are 22.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Montana.

Humidity is very low in the 59639 zip code, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

June is the wettest month in the 59639 zip code with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is March with 1.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 16.1 inches in the 59639 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Montana.

June is the rainiest month in the 59639 zip code with 10.7 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.5 rainy days. There are 92.1 rainy days annually in the 59639 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Montana. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 69.4 inches in the 59639 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Montana. December is the snowiest month in the 59639 zip code with 13.5 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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