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Weather in Essex, MT · National Weather Service + NOAA

Essex stays cool in summer

Essex has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 16°. A typical November afternoon reaches 38°, and nights fall to 23°.

Winter 32°/16°Spring 50°/28°Summer 74°/44°Fall 52°/30°
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Sunrise 9:29 am · sunset 7:06 pm

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What stands out about Essex’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Cool summersJuly afternoons average 78°, cooler than 96% of U.S. towns.A short growing season88 frost-free days, from Jun 8 to Sep 5.Wetter than most of Montana36 inches of rain and melted snow a year, more than 493 of 497 Montana towns.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 98% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Essex’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
32° / 16°
Snow is rare
Spring
50° / 28°
Last frost around Jun 8
Summer
74° / 44°
2 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
52° / 30°
First frost around Sep 5
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 5). Last frost next spring: Jun 8
Best months to be outside
JunJulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
When is it wettest?November, with 4.6 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.7° vs. the 20th century.What is each month like?Highs, lows, rain and snow for all 12.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Essex.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Essex itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at East Glacier, MT (21 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.