The climate of Great Falls (Montana
- United States of America)
Great Falls is a large city located in the central western part of the
state of Montana in Cascade County on the banks of the Missouri River.
The city was named after the five waterfalls in the Missouri River. In
total the water drops more than 55 meters here. The biggest waterfall
is 25 meters high. The Malmstorm Air Force Base and the 341st Missile
Wing can be found in Great Falls.
Great Falls has a cold steppe climate with one distinct rainy period
from April till August. During the rest of the year precipitation
figures are very low. During the winter average temperatures are below
freezing point and longer periods with subzero temperatures are not
uncommon. During the warmest days of summer temperatures are about 30
degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Great Falls:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
-2
-12
4
9
n/a
February
3
-8
5
7
n/a
March
6
-6
8
8
n/a
April
13
0
8
9
n/a
May
18
5
9
11
n/a
June
23
8
11
10
n/a
July
28
12
12
7
n/a
August
28
11
11
7
n/a
September
21
6
8
7
n/a
October
15
2
6
5
n/a
November
7
-5
4
6
n/a
December
0
-10
3
8
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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