Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Wolf Point features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -11 °C (13 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -40 °C (-40 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 374 mm (14.7 inches) and receives 63 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Wolf Point enjoys an average of 3173 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 24 minutes to 15 hours 58 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Wolf Point 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 -11 to -6 °C (13 - 22 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Wolf Point experiences 72 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 157 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean maximum | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 12°C (53°F) |
Average high | -4°C (26°F) | -5°C (23°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Average low | -12°C (10°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -10°C (14°F) |
Mean minimum | -31°C (-23°F) | -30°C (-22°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 10°C (49°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -23°C (-10°F) |
Minimum | -40°C (-40°F) | -40°C (-40°F) | -29°C (-20°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -4°C (24°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 7°C (44°F) | -4°C (26°F) | -20°C (-3°F) | -19°C (-2°F) | -33°C (-27°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Wolf Point, Montana, United States with other places around the world.
Wolf Point usually has the most precipitation in May, June and September, with an average of 7 rainy days and 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Wolf Point are January, March and December. On average, 16 mm (0.6 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) | 9 (0.4) | 24 (0.9) | 21 (0.8) | 23 (0.9) | 39 (1.5) | 69 (2.7) | 32 (1.3) | 31 (1.2) | 61 (2.4) | 23 (0.9) | 22 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
The sunniest months in Wolf Point are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Wolf Point: January, November and December receive an average of 5 hours 32 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 145 | 198 | 252 | 280 | 332 | 365 | 394 | 340 | 269 | 230 | 189 | 175 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 8h 51m | 10h 14m | 11h 56m | 13h 42m | 15h 12m | 15h 58m | 15h 33m | 14h 11m | 12h 30m | 10h 45m | 9h 13m | 8h 24m |
Wolf Point 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, February 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 Wolf Point UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |