Climate · Kremlin

Kremlin, MT climate

Kremlin has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 5°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
85°
172nd hottest of 497 Montana towns
January low
5°
54th coldest of 497 Montana towns
Rain + melted snow
12 in
46th driest of 497 Montana towns
Snow a winter
29 in
71st least snowy of 408 Montana towns
A normal year

What a year in Kremlin feels like

Winter

30° / 7°
Typical high / low · 12 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

55° / 29°
Typical high / low · Last frost around May 24

Summer

81° / 50°
Typical high / low · 21 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

56° / 29°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 15
Best months to be outsideJunAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Kremlin weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January27°5°0.5" 6.5"321 2° – 32°
February32°8°0.4" 4.3"315 -7° – 35°
March43°19°0.5" 3.6"39 11° – 39°
April56°29°1.0" 2.7"41 36° – 47°
May66°39°1.9" 1.0"70 49° – 58°
June75°47°2.7" 080 58° – 65°
July85°52°1.3" 040 60° – 76°
August84°51°1.1" 050 61° – 72°
September72°41°1.1" 040 52° – 63°
October56°29°0.8" 1.3"31 35° – 48°
November41°18°0.5" 4.2"36 16° – 39°
December30°8°0.4" 5.6"313 6° – 30°
Year56°29°12.0"29.2"5165

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Kremlin

Kremlin gets 12 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 51 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 65 days of the year.

12 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 97% of U.S. towns
29 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 56% of U.S. towns
65 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 74% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
2.7"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
6.5"
Frost & the growing season

About 114 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 24 and the first one by September 15. That leaves about 114 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 98% of U.S. towns.

190
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
34
nights below 0° in a normal year
21
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Kremlin

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Kremlin, 97% of that work is heating and 3% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

97%heating
8,720 heating degree daysMore heating than 92% of U.S. towns
247 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 94% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Compared with other towns

How Kremlin compares

Summer heat85° July high
Cooler than 52% of U.S. towns172nd hottest of 497 Montana towns
Winter cold5° January low
Colder than 90% of U.S. towns54th coldest of 497 Montana towns
Precipitation12" a year
Drier than 97% of U.S. towns46th driest of 497 Montana towns
Snow29" a winter
Snowier than 56% of U.S. towns71st least snowy of 408 Montana towns
Growing season114 frost-free days
Shorter than 98% of U.S. towns174th shortest of 490 Montana towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.5°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Kremlin averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.5°). The shift is larger than in 71% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+3.2° now 18°, was 15°
🌷 Spring+1.1° now 42°, was 41°
☀️ Summer+0.9° now 65°, was 65°
🍂 Fall+0.8° now 43°, was 42°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Kremlin’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from -7° to 35°. June is the most reliable, staying within 7°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Kremlin’s climate

What is the coldest month in Kremlin?

January, with a typical high of 27° and a low of 5°.

What is the hottest month in Kremlin?

July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 52°. About 21 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Kremlin get?

About 29 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.

When is the first frost in Kremlin?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 15, and the last spring frost by May 24.

What is the rainiest month in Kremlin?

June, with 2.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 12 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Kremlin itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Kremlin, MT (4 mi, snow) and Gildford, MT (10 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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