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Monthly climate in Ekalaka, Montana, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ekalaka features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (17 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -33 °C (-27 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 488 mm (19.2 inches) and receives 89 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ekalaka enjoys an average of 3198 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 42 minutes to 15 hours 39 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ekalaka, Montana, United States §

The warmest months in Ekalaka are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 23 °C (67 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -3 °C (17 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ekalaka experiences 70 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 154 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ekalaka, Montana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 10°C
(51°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 8°C
(46°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Average high -1°C
(30°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Daily mean -6°C
(22°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)
Average low -10°C
(14°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Mean minimum -26°C
(-14°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)
Minimum -33°C
(-27°F)		 -31°C
(-23°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -2°C
(30°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -29°C
(-20°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ekalaka, Montana, United States §

Ekalaka usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 10 rainy days and 63 mm (2.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ekalaka are January, November and December. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ekalaka, Montana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15 (0.6) 25 (1.0) 26 (1.0) 49 (1.9) 78 (3.1) 53 (2.1) 58 (2.3) 47 (1.8) 49 (1.9) 49 (1.9) 18 (0.7) 21 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 6 7 10 13 8 9 8 6 8 4 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Ekalaka, Montana, United States §

The sunniest months in Ekalaka are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 4 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ekalaka: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ekalaka, Montana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 156 202 245 274 307 376 384 348 277 228 205 189
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 6m 10h 22m 11h 57m 13h 34m 14h 57m 15h 39m 15h 16m 14h 2m 12h 28m 10h 51m 9h 26m 8h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Ekalaka, Montana, United States §

Ekalaka experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 10, which corresponds to the Very High category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ekalaka UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ekalaka, Montana, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 2 5 5 9 9 10 10 9 8 5 3 2