Modern Hotel · Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Whitehall’s winters are colder than most of the U.S.; July afternoons average 86°
A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 13°.
A year in Whitehall at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Whitehall’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Whitehall’s place in Montana beside it.
What a year in Whitehall feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 11 inches of rain a year
June is the wettest month and January the driest.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Living with Whitehall’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 5a.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Whitehall from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (54%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 20%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Whitehall and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Whitehall yet.
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Whitehall averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.2°).
A bigger shift than in 57% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Whitehall compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Whitehall’s place among Montana’s.
Whitehall weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Whitehall’s center. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 13° | 0.2" | 17° – 30° |
| February | 39° | 14° | 0.2" | 16° – 36° |
| March | 49° | 23° | 0.6" | 29° – 42° |
| April | 57° | 29° | 1.1" | 37° – 48° |
| May | 67° | 37° | 1.7" | 47° – 57° |
| June | 76° | 44° | 2.2" | 54° – 67° |
| July | 86° | 49° | 1.1" | 57° – 75° |
| August | 84° | 47° | 0.9" | 59° – 70° |
| September | 74° | 39° | 1.0" | 52° – 61° |
| October | 60° | 29° | 0.7" | 36° – 51° |
| November | 44° | 20° | 0.4" | 25° – 41° |
| December | 35° | 12° | 0.4" | 16° – 28° |
| Year | 59° | 30° | 10.5" |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 16° to 36°. September is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Where Whitehall’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Whitehall’s center.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Whitehall’s climate
What is the weather like in Whitehall?
A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 13°. Colder January nights than 89% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 57% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Whitehall in winter?
December nights average 12°. In the coldest December of the last 30 years the month averaged 16°.
How hot does it get in Whitehall?
July, with a typical high of 86°. 90° days are rare.
What growing zone is Whitehall in?
Zone 5a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −19°.
What is the best time of year to visit Whitehall?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Whitehall getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 57% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Whitehall.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.