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Monthly climate in Laurel, Montana, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Laurel features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (21 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -34 °C (-30 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 468 mm (18.4 inches) and receives 93 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Laurel enjoys an average of 3167 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 44 minutes to 15 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Laurel, Montana, United States §

The warmest months in Laurel are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 24 °C (67 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to -1 °C (21 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Laurel experiences 79 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 129 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Laurel, 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 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Average high 2°C
(35°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -7°C
(20°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Mean minimum -25°C
(-13°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)
Minimum -29°C
(-21°F)		 -34°C
(-30°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)		 -19°C
(-2°F)		 -23°C
(-10°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Laurel, Montana, United States §

Laurel usually has the most precipitation in April, May and June, with an average of 11 rainy days and 62 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Laurel are January, July and August. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Laurel, 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) 19 (0.7) 46 (1.8) 34 (1.3) 67 (2.6) 63 (2.5) 57 (2.2) 18 (0.7) 18 (0.7) 43 (1.7) 46 (1.8) 30 (1.2) 29 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 11 8 12 13 10 5 4 5 8 6 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Laurel, Montana, United States §

The sunniest months in Laurel are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 50 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Laurel: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Laurel, 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 152 186 264 262 309 360 387 342 275 235 200 191
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 8m 10h 23m 11h 57m 13h 34m 14h 56m 15h 37m 15h 14m 14h 1m 12h 28m 10h 52m 9h 27m 8h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Laurel, Montana, United States §

Laurel experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, 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 Laurel UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Laurel, 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 6 8 9 10 10 9 8 5 3 2