Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kalispell features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -7 °C (20 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -34 °C (-29 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (99 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 772 mm (30.4 inches) and receives 145 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kalispell enjoys an average of 2777 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 23 minutes to 15 hours 59 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kalispell are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 15 to 19 °C (59 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -7 to -2 °C (20 - 28 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kalispell experiences 43 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 156 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 5°C (42°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean maximum | 4°C (40°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 11°C (53°F) | 7°C (46°F) |
Average high | -1°C (31°F) | -3°C (28°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 0°C (33°F) |
Daily mean | -4°C (24°F) | -7°C (20°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -2°C (28°F) |
Average low | -8°C (18°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -5°C (24°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -5°C (23°F) |
Mean minimum | -19°C (-2°F) | -25°C (-13°F) | -17°C (1°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 1°C (34°F) | -9°C (17°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -15°C (5°F) |
Minimum | -24°C (-11°F) | -34°C (-29°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -6°C (22°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (41°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -23°C (-10°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kalispell, Montana, United States with other places around the world.
Kalispell usually has the most precipitation in February, April and November, with an average of 16 rainy days and 86 mm (3.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kalispell are July, August and September. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60 (2.4) | 87 (3.4) | 61 (2.4) | 87 (3.4) | 71 (2.8) | 67 (2.7) | 23 (0.9) | 27 (1.0) | 50 (2.0) | 76 (3.0) | 82 (3.2) | 81 (3.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
The sunniest months in Kalispell are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kalispell: January, November and December receive an average of 3 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 85 | 136 | 224 | 250 | 300 | 348 | 408 | 349 | 267 | 205 | 113 | 86 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 50m | 10h 13m | 11h 57m | 13h 42m | 15h 13m | 15h 59m | 15h 34m | 14h 12m | 12h 30m | 10h 45m | 9h 12m | 8h 23m |
Kalispell experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 9, 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 Kalispell UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |