Climate · Unionville

Unionville, MT climate

Unionville has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 16°.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
81°
94th coolest of 497 Montana towns
January low
16°
113th mildest of 497 Montana towns
Rain + melted snow
16 in
131st wettest of 497 Montana towns
A normal year

What a year in Unionville feels like

Winter

33° / 17°
Typical high / low · Snow is rare

Spring

53° / 30°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Jun 4

Summer

77° / 49°
Typical high / low · 4 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

54° / 33°
Typical high / low · First frost around Sep 14
Best months to be outsideJunJulAugSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Unionville weather by month

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

MonthHighLowRain + melt30-yr range
January33°16°0.7" 15° – 32°
February35°17°0.8" 10° – 36°
March44°24°1.0" 24° – 42°
April52°30°1.7" 35° – 46°
May62°38°2.4" 44° – 54°
June70°45°2.7" 52° – 64°
July81°51°1.4" 56° – 73°
August80°50°1.2" 59° – 69°
September69°43°1.3" 52° – 60°
October54°33°1.3" 36° – 50°
November40°23°1.1" 23° – 40°
December32°16°0.8" 15° – 31°
Year54°32°16.4"

“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 Unionville

Unionville gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest.

16 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 93% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
2.7"

Snowfall by month

No snow records from a nearby station.
Frost & the growing season

About 100 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 4 and the first one by September 14. That leaves about 100 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 99% of U.S. towns.

204
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
19
nights below 0° in a normal year
4
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 Unionville

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Unionville, 99% of that work is heating and 1% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

99%heating
9,076 heating degree daysMore heating than 95% of U.S. towns
109 cooling degree daysLess cooling than 98% 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 Unionville compares

Summer heat81° July high
Cooler than 85% of U.S. towns94th coolest of 497 Montana towns
Winter cold16° January low
Colder than 65% of U.S. towns113th mildest of 497 Montana towns
Precipitation16" a year
Drier than 93% of U.S. towns131st wettest of 497 Montana towns
Growing season100 frost-free days
Shorter than 99% of U.S. towns102nd 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

+1.4°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Unionville averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.4°). The shift is larger than in 62% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.3° now 25°, was 23°
🌷 Spring+1.4° now 42°, was 40°
☀️ Summer+1.0° now 63°, was 62°
🍂 Fall+0.9° now 44°, was 43°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Unionville’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 10° to 36°. September is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Unionville’s climate

What is the coldest month in Unionville?

December, with a typical high of 32° and a low of 16°.

What is the hottest month in Unionville?

July, with a typical high of 81° and a low of 51°. About 4 days a year reach 90°.

When is the first frost in Unionville?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 14, and the last spring frost by June 4.

What is the rainiest month in Unionville?

June, with 2.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Unionville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Austin 1 W, MT (11 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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