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30-year climate normals

Carbon County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 12.9°F.

Carbon County gets 11.5" of precipitation a year and 30.3" of snow, and 49% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 35.4° 12.9° 0.29" 5.1"
February 38.9° 15.1° 0.33" 4.5"
March 50.4° 22.4° 0.47" 3.1"
April 57.7° 29.9° 1.57" 3.5"
May 67.4° 39.6° 2.25" 0.7"
June 77.3° 47.0° 1.80" 0.0"
July 87.2° 53.1° 0.83" 0.0"
August 86.3° 50.2° 0.61" 0.0"
September 75.3° 41.5° 1.15" 0.0"
October 59.7° 31.7° 1.23" 2.0"
November 45.8° 22.2° 0.60" 4.7"
December 35.9° 14.2° 0.37" 6.7"

Rainfall by month

Carbon County has a distinct wet season. 49% of the year's precipitation arrives in Apr, May, Jun.

January 0.29"
February 0.33"
March 0.47"
April 1.57"
May 2.25"
June 1.80"
July 0.83"
August 0.61"
September 1.15"
October 1.23"
November 0.60"
December 0.37"
Annual total 11.5"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 414
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 7,414
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.67¢/kWh, Montana average $61
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $381

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Carbon County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Carbon County?

Carbon County averages a high of 87.2°F in July and a low of 12.9°F in January. Annual precipitation is 11.5 inches, including 30.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Carbon County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 49% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Carbon County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.2°F. That drives 414 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Carbon County?

Yes. Carbon County averages 30.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station BRIDGER 2 N, MT US (USC00241102), 9.1 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Montana residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.