Average Temperature in Montana by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide temperature in the U.S. state of Montana for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Hottest Year in Montana History?

2015 was the warmest year in Montana history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 57.4 °F, and the average low was 32.4 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year in Montana History?

1916 was the coolest year in Montana history. Statewide, the average daily high temperature was 48.9 °F, and the average low was 25.4 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	12	55.6	32.2
2022	44	54.4	29.8
2021	8	56.7	31.2
2020	18	55.6	31.0
2019	99	51.4	28.4
2018	67	53.1	29.5
2017	21	55.4	31.0
2016	3	56.6	32.6
2015	1	57.4	32.4
2014	48	53.8	30.0
2013	36	54.3	30.5
2012	5	57.2	31.9
2011	54	53.3	29.8
2010	54	53.3	29.8
2009	73	53.4	28.9
2008	64	53.9	28.8
2007	8	56.4	31.6
2006	6	56.7	32.0
2005	22	55.3	30.8
2004	25	54.8	30.8
2003	18	55.6	31.0
2002	64	53.6	29.3
2001	15	56.2	31.1
2000	36	54.9	29.8
1999	8	56.3	31.8
1998	13	55.7	32.0
1997	41	54.1	30.3
1996	114	51.1	27.4
1995	52	53.6	29.8
1994	30	55.2	30.2
1993	107	51.1	28.2
1992	17	55.9	31.0
1991	24	54.9	31.0
1990	25	55.5	30.2
1989	80	52.7	29.0
1988	7	57.2	31.0
1987	3	57.3	31.8
1986	23	54.6	31.4
1985	117	51.1	27.2
1984	52	53.5	29.8
1983	50	53.6	30.1
1982	118	50.6	27.4
1981	8	56.3	31.6
1980	44	54.3	29.9
1979	96	52.7	27.6
1978	120	50.3	27.4
1977	54	53.7	29.5
1976	30	55.2	30.2
1975	112	50.6	28.1
1974	36	54.6	30.2
1973	46	54.1	29.8
1972	107	51.3	28.0
1971	93	52.3	28.5
1970	93	52.1	28.6
1969	99	52.2	27.6
1968	82	52.5	28.8
1967	58	53.4	29.7
1966	76	53.5	28.6
1965	106	51.3	28.2
1964	88	52.5	28.6
1963	30	55.1	30.3
1962	58	53.4	29.6
1961	25	55.1	30.6
1960	73	53.6	28.7
1959	95	52.0	28.5
1958	33	54.6	30.6
1957	82	52.3	29.1
1956	76	53.4	28.7
1955	123	50.7	26.6
1954	58	53.6	29.5
1953	15	55.8	31.4
1952	73	53.9	28.3
1951	128	49.1	25.7
1950	126	49.8	26.5
1949	97	53.1	26.9
1948	88	52.6	28.4
1947	69	52.9	29.5
1946	48	53.8	29.9
1945	86	52.6	28.5
1944	69	53.7	28.8
1943	80	53.5	28.0
1942	78	52.8	29.1
1941	25	54.5	31.1
1940	39	54.2	30.5
1939	18	56.2	30.3
1938	41	53.9	30.6
1937	97	52.0	28.0
1936	82	53.3	28.1
1935	82	53.1	28.3
1934	1	57.6	32.3
1933	46	54.0	30.0
1932	88	52.1	28.9
1931	13	56.4	31.2
1930	54	53.4	29.7
1929	122	51.1	26.5
1928	69	53.3	29.2
1927	125	49.5	27.8
1926	34	54.2	30.8
1925	41	53.5	30.9
1924	107	51.3	27.8
1923	64	53.1	29.6
1922	114	51.0	27.5
1921	39	54.2	30.4
1920	88	51.7	29.3
1919	88	52.6	28.4
1918	67	52.8	29.7
1917	120	50.8	27.0
1916	129	48.9	25.4
1915	69	52.4	30.0
1914	58	53.6	29.3
1913	102	51.7	27.8
1912	110	50.6	28.3
1911	123	50.3	27.1
1910	34	54.8	30.2
1909	112	50.6	27.9
1908	58	53.2	29.9
1907	114	50.8	27.6
1906	58	53.1	29.8
1905	86	52.2	29.0
1904	78	53.3	28.4
1903	99	51.6	28.2
1902	102	51.5	28.1
1901	50	53.5	30.1
1900	25	54.7	31.0
1899	127	49.4	26.8
1898	102	51.2	28.5
1897	102	52.1	27.5
1896	110	51.4	27.5
1895	118	52.0	26.0