Whitefish, MT Weather & Climate Normals
Whitefish's real weather, in one number
Whitefish, 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.
Whitefish's hottest and coldest months
Whitefish'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.
Whitefish'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 Whitefish at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Whitefish
Whitefish averages 16.76in of precipitation a year across roughly 132 days with measurable rain or snow, and 54.4in of snow a year.
Where Whitefish ranks
Whitefish ranks 4832 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 18 of 19 within MT. About 9,256 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, 10.0 miles from Whitefish, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure