Missoula, MT Weather & Climate Normals
Missoula's real weather, in one number
Missoula, MT scores 39/100 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. 4 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Missoula's hottest and coldest months
Missoula's hottest month is Jul, averaging 69°F; its coldest is Dec, averaging 24°F, a 44.1°F swing across the year, a middling gap by national standards.
Missoula's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 18°F | 0.96in | 9.9in |
| Feb | 37°F | 21°F | 0.88in | 8.5in |
| Mar | 48°F | 27°F | 0.92in | 5in |
| Apr | 56°F | 32°F | 1.36in | 1.3in |
| May | 66°F | 40°F | 1.77in | 0.3in |
| Jun | 73°F | 46°F | 2.14in | 0in |
| Jul | 85°F | 52°F | 0.85in | 0in |
| Aug | 84°F | 50°F | 0.83in | 0in |
| Sep | 73°F | 42°F | 0.96in | 0.1in |
| Oct | 56°F | 32°F | 1.18in | 0.9in |
| Nov | 40°F | 25°F | 1.18in | 5.4in |
| Dec | 31°F | 18°F | 1.08in | 11.6in |
Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Missoula at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Dec's cold.
Rain and snow in Missoula
Missoula averages 14.11in of precipitation a year across roughly 124 days with measurable rain or snow, and 43in of snow a year.
Where Missoula ranks
Missoula ranks 4599 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 14 of 19 within MT. About 78,204 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Missoula Intl Ap, MT US, 4.5 miles from Missoula, 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