Columbia Falls, MT Weather & Climate Normals
Columbia Falls's real weather, in one number
Columbia Falls, MT scores 34/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: weather-driven. Heat, cold, snow, or rainfall here are heavy enough that they shape daily life for a large part of the year. 3 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Columbia Falls's hottest and coldest months
Columbia Falls's hottest month is Jul, averaging 65°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 24°F, a 41.2°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Columbia Falls's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 16°F | 1.4in | 13.9in |
| Feb | 36°F | 18°F | 0.96in | 8.4in |
| Mar | 45°F | 24°F | 1.11in | 5.4in |
| Apr | 55°F | 31°F | 1.34in | 1.2in |
| May | 65°F | 38°F | 1.84in | 0.2in |
| Jun | 71°F | 44°F | 2.84in | 0.3in |
| Jul | 82°F | 48°F | 1.14in | 0in |
| Aug | 82°F | 46°F | 0.76in | 0in |
| Sep | 70°F | 38°F | 1.17in | 0in |
| Oct | 54°F | 29°F | 1.35in | 1.1in |
| Nov | 39°F | 24°F | 1.35in | 8in |
| Dec | 31°F | 17°F | 1.5in | 15.9in |
Jun, Jul, and Aug are the best time to see Columbia Falls at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Columbia Falls
Columbia Falls averages 16.76in of precipitation a year across roughly 132 days with measurable rain or snow, and 54.4in of snow a year.
Where Columbia Falls ranks
Columbia Falls ranks 4838 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 19 of 19 within MT. About 5,713 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Kalispell Glacier Ap, MT US, 5.7 miles from Columbia Falls, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station