Zip 59068 (Red Lodge, MT) Climate

Red Lodge, MT has an alpine climate characterized by cold winters and mild summers. This town experiences long, cold winters with temperatures dropping to -31°F in January on average. Snowfall is common throughout the winter months, with an average of 48 inches per year. Summers are mild and pleasant with temperatures reaching an average high of 79°F in July. Precipitation is relatively constant throughout the year, with May being the wettest month and December being the driest month on average.

Red Lodge (zip 59068), Montana gets 18 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Red Lodge (zip 59068) averages 129 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Red Lodge (zip 59068). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Red Lodge (zip 59068) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 81 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 80 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 18 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 129 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 59068 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Montana.

8.8 Summer - 4.6 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 59068 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Red Lodge, Montana	United States
	Unlock	38.1 in.
	129.3 in.	Unlock
	Unlock	106.2 days
	201 days	Unlock
	79.5°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.3	Unlock
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	5640 ft.	Unlock

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 59068 zip code with an average high temperature of 79.5°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Montana. In the 59068 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 59068 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 59068 zip code, there are 4.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Montana.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 59068 zip code with an average of 14.7°. This is warmer than most places in Montana.

In the 59068 zip code, there are 183.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Montana.

In the 59068 zip code, there are 14.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Montana.

Humidity is very low in the 59068 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.

May is the wettest month in the 59068 zip code with 3.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 37% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.3 inches in the 59068 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Montana.

June is the rainiest month in the 59068 zip code with 10.1 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 80.6 rainy days annually in the 59068 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Montana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 129.3 inches in the 59068 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Montana. March is the snowiest month in the 59068 zip code with 20.5 inches of snow, and 10 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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