Average Snowfall for Montana in January

The tables below give monthly averages for snowfall during January at cities, towns and parks in Montana. The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres) this month.

The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Northwestern, Southwestern, South - Central and Eastern Montana.

Northwestern Montana

Average total snowfall in January
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
10.3 Kalispell 13.9 35.3
7.2 Libby 11.8 30.0
9.7 Missoula 9.9 25.1
13.8 Seeley Lake 30.4 77.2
13.9 West Glacier 32.0 81.3
9.7 Whitefish 16.5 41.9

Southwestern Montana

January snowfall averages
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7.8 Anaconda 11.4 29.0
9.2 Bozeman 12.7 32.3
0.9 Dillon 1.7 4.3
12.2 Hebgen Lake Dam 43.8 111.3
5.6 Helena 6.6 16.8
10.9 Sula 15.8 40.1
5.5 Virginia City 11.2 28.4

South - Central Montana

Average snow for January
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
2.3 Bighorn Lake, Yellowtail Dam 8.8 22.4
6.8 Billings 10.6 26.9
17.0 Cooke City 38.8 98.6
7.6 Mystic Lake 17.4 44.2
5.1 Red Lodge 13.5 34.3

Eastern Montana

Average total snowfall in January
Days Place Inches Centi­metres
7.9 Glasgow 10.5 26.7
4.5 Glendive 4.0 10.2
7.4 Great Falls 9.2 23.4
7.2 Havre City 9.0 22.9
7.1 Lewistown 17.5 44.5
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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