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Medicine Lake, MT, is located in a semi-arid climate with very low relative humidity and wide temperature variations throughout the year. Summers are generally hot and dry with temperatures reaching the mid to upper 80s during peak times. Winters can be cold with temperatures dropping into the single digits at night. Precipitation is usually light throughout the year with most of it coming between May and August. Snowfall is common during winter months, but accumulations tend to be light due to the dry climate

Medicine Lake (zip 59247), Montana gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Medicine Lake (zip 59247) averages 30 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 205 sunny days per year in Medicine Lake (zip 59247). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Medicine Lake (zip 59247) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 69 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 0
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 30 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 59247 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Montana.

8.9 Summer - 4 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 59247 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Medicine Lake, 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 59247 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Montana. In the 59247 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 59247 zip code are June, September and August.

In the 59247 zip code, there are 23.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Montana.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 59247 zip code with an average of -0.1°. This is one of the coldest places in Montana.

In the 59247 zip code, there are 192.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Montana.

In the 59247 zip code, there are 42.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Montana.

Humidity in the 59247 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.

June is the wettest month in the 59247 zip code with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 49% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.2 inches in the 59247 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Montana.

June is the rainiest month in the 59247 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and February is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 68.6 rainy days annually in the 59247 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Montana. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 36% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 30.4 inches in the 59247 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Montana. January is the snowiest month in the 59247 zip code with 6.9 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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