Great Falls, MT: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 33.5°F in Great Falls, MT, the warmest winter since 1992, 5th warmest of 131.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 33.5°F; Warmest since 1992; 5th warmest of 131
Precipitation: 0.96 in; Driest since 2020; 21st driest of 135

A normal winter in Great Falls, MT (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 27.2°F, between 20.3°F and 29.6°F in eight years of ten and 1.46 in of precipitation, between 0.65 in and 3.12 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Great Falls, MT since 1894: 33.5°F in 2026; the highest is 35.7°F, in 1931.

Normal range, 20.3 to 29.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Great Falls, MT from 1892 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	33.5	5	44.6	3	22.4	9	0.96	115	0
2025	23.3	87	32.3	95	14.3	80	2.90	20	0
2024	29.4	25	39.5	20	19.3	29	2.47	37	0
2023	24.9	73	33.9	80	16	68	2.53	32	0
2022	24.3	77	35.6	65	13	97	2.54	30	0
2021	26.3	61	36.1	54	16.5	61	0.97	114	0
2020	29.5	23	39.9	19	19.1	31	0.65	127	0
2019	20.3	111	29.8	109	10.8	111	3.89	3	0
2018	20.1	113	29.8	109	10.5	113	3.09	17	0
2017	19	116	27.7	120	10.3	117	2.31	48	0
2016	30.5	14	40	18	21.1	14	1.72	78	0
2015	28.7	30	38.7	30	18.7	37	2.50	36	0
2014	21.9	101	32.8	89	11	110	3.36	10	0
2013	29.2	28	38.4	32	20.1	20	1.59	84	0
2012	29.6	21	39.4	22	19.8	23	0.81	124	0
2011	21.3	105	31.3	103	11.3	105	3.79	5	0
2010	22.8	94	31.5	101	14	84	2.55	29	0
2009	23.8	82	34	79	13.6	91	2.32	47	0
2008	26.2	64	36.5	50	15.9	69	1.39	100	0
2007	27.8	43	37.2	45	18.5	42	2.40	43	0
2006	29.8	19	39	27	20.6	16	1.44	95	0
2005	27.6	44	39.1	25	16.1	66	0.60	129	0
2004	27.2	52	37.2	45	17.2	59	0.40	135	0
2003	28.3	36	38.3	36	18.3	47	1.02	112	0
2002	27.2	52	36.9	48	17.4	56	0.95	116	0
2001	22.5	97	32.6	91	12.5	99	1.23	108	0
2000	29.6	21	40.2	17	19.1	31	1.06	110	0
1999	28.7	30	38.4	32	18.9	35	0.91	118	0
1998	28.4	34	38.4	32	18.4	45	1.47	90	0
1997	21	107	30.3	108	11.7	103	1.84	71	0
1996	21.6	103	33.4	83	9.8	119	0.89	119	0
1995	28.3	36	39.2	23	17.4	56	0.44	134	0
1994	26.3	61	36.4	53	16.2	65	1.30	104	0
1993	17.4	121	26.7	124	8.1	121	2.18	54	0
1992	35.4	2	45.7	1	25	3	0.79	125	0
1991	24.8	74	35.1	69	14.6	76	1.57	89	0
1990	28.5	33	38.4	32	18.6	40	1.78	76	0
1989	23	93	32.1	98	13.9	86	3.12	15	0
1988	27.3	50	37.2	45	17.5	54	1.47	90	0
1987	33.8	4	43.9	5	23.6	6	0.56	131	0
1986	26.9	58	35.9	63	17.8	51	1.79	75	0
1985	17.8	118	27.8	119	7.8	123	1.82	73	0
1984	23.2	88	32.5	92	13.8	87	2.11	56	0
1983	31.7	9	40.9	11	22.5	8	1.42	98	0
1982	16.7	123	27.5	121	6	127	2.51	35	0
1981	29.4	25	38.9	29	19.8	23	1.05	111	0
1980	25.9	65	36.5	50	15.3	73	1.96	64	0
1979	14	129	23.7	129	4.4	132	2.33	45	0
1978	12.8	130	21.2	130	4.4	132	4.81	1	0
1977	30.5	14	40.8	13	20.2	18	1.74	77	0
1976	28.4	34	38.3	36	18.6	40	1.65	83	0
1975	23.1	90	32.8	89	13.4	93	2.45	38	0
1974	27.3	50	36.1	54	18.5	42	3.07	18	0
1973	23.9	81	33.4	83	14.4	78	2.27	51	0
1972	17.6	119	28.5	116	6.8	124	3.57	8	0
1971	22.6	96	31.9	100	13.3	94	2.57	28	0
1970	25.4	69	34.4	75	16.4	62	2.41	42	0
1969	9.7	131	18.6	131	0.8	134	3.81	4	0
1968	25.6	67	35.6	65	15.6	72	3.00	19	0
1967	28.6	32	37.8	41	19.5	28	2.39	44	0
1966	23.2	88	32.2	96	14.3	80	2.73	22	0
1965	20.5	108	30.5	107	10.4	115	3.25	12	0
1964	28.3	36	36.9	48	19.6	27	2.19	53	0
1963	27.1	55	38	39	16.1	66	2.54	30	0
1962	20	114	29.3	113	10.7	112	2.53	32	0
1961	32.9	6	41.9	7	23.8	5	0.60	129	0
1960	27.6	44	36.1	54	19.2	30	1.23	108	0
1959	23.5	85	33.4	83	13.6	91	3.74	6	0
1958	32.5	7	40.6	14	24.4	4	2.83	21	0
1957	19.7	115	29	115	10.4	115	3.12	15	0
1956	22.2	100	31.1	105	13.2	95	1.44	95	0
1955	27.5	47	36	59	19.1	31	2.27	51	0
1954	27.1	55	35.8	64	18.3	47	2.42	40	0
1953	32	8	40.6	14	23.5	7	2.09	58	0
1952	20.2	112	29.1	114	11.3	105	3.68	7	0
1951	25	72	34.2	76	15.8	70	2.33	45	0
1950	16.5	124	26.5	125	6.5	125	1.45	93	0
1949	15.7	127	25.5	127	5.8	129	2.72	23	0
1948	26.9	58	35.3	67	18.5	42	2.03	60	0
1947	25.8	66	34.9	70	16.4	62	2.07	59	1
1946	29.2	28	37.5	44	20.8	15	1.95	65	0
1945	27.1	55	36.1	54	18.1	49	1.35	102	0
1944	30.2	18	38.6	31	21.7	11	1.86	68	0
1943	23.1	90	32.2	96	14	84	2.16	55	0
1942	25.6	67	33.6	82	17.5	54	2.67	26	0
1941	29.7	20	39.5	20	20.2	18	0.83	122	1
1940	25.1	71	34.6	73	15.7	71	1.58	87	0
1939	27.2	52	36.5	50	17.9	50	0.64	128	0
1938	25.4	69	36	59	14.4	78	1.37	101	4
1937	15.3	128	25.4	128	5.3	130	1.27	106	0
1936	16	125	26.2	126	5.9	128	2.03	60	0
1935	28.1	41	39	27	17.3	58	1.40	99	0
1934	30.6	13	41.3	10	19.8	23	1.86	68	0
1933	23.5	85	32.5	92	14.6	76	2.30	49	0
1932	28.3	36	37.9	40	18.7	37	1.28	105	0
1931	35.7	1	45.5	2	25.8	2	0.54	132	0
1930	21.4	104	30.7	106	12.1	100	2.42	40	0
1929	17.6	119	27	123	8.1	121	2.63	27	0
1928	23.1	90	32.5	92	13.7	89	1.85	70	0
1927	24.3	77	33.3	87	15.3	73	1.97	63	0
1926	35.4	2	44	4	26.7	1	1.00	113	0
1925	24.6	75	34.9	70	14.3	80	1.83	72	0
1924	28.2	40	37.7	43	18.7	37	1.69	80	0
1923	21.7	102	31.3	103	12.1	100	3.27	11	0
1922	18.1	117	28	117	8.2	120	3.13	14	0
1921	31.7	9	41.5	9	21.9	10	0.51	133	0
1920	24.1	80	34.9	70	13.7	89	2.69	24	2
1919	30.5	14	42	6	19	34	0.77	126	0
1918	20.4	110	29.5	111	11.1	108	4.00	2	1
1917	17.1	122	28	117	6.3	126	2.68	25	1
1916	16	125	27.4	122	4.6	131	2.28	50	0
1915	23.7	84	34.6	73	12.6	98	1.45	93	4
1914	29.5	23	40.5	16	18.4	45	1.58	87	0
1913	24.6	75	34.1	78	15	75	1.69	80	0
1912	26.5	60	35.3	67	17.8	51	2.44	39	0
1911	22.8	94	33.7	81	11.9	102	2.53	32	0
1910	22.3	98	31.4	102	13.2	95	2.10	57	0
1909	24.3	77	34.2	76	13.8	87	1.87	67	2
1908	31.5	11	41.6	8	21.4	12	1.91	66	0
1907	21.1	106	32	99	10.1	118	3.49	9	0
1906	30.3	17	39.1	25	21.4	12	1.27	106	0
1905	23.8	82	33	88	14.2	83	0.87	120	2
1904	26.3	61	36.1	54	16.4	62	1.59	84	0
1903	27.4	48	37.8	41	16.8	60	0.82	123	4
1902	29.3	27	38.3	36	20.1	20	1.71	79	1
1901	27.9	42	36	59	19.9	22	1.47	90	1
1900	27.4	48	36	59	18.9	35	1.59	84	1
1899	20.5	108	29.4	112	11.6	104	1.82	73	0
1898					19.7	26	0.85	121	15
1897	30.7	12	40.9	11	20.4	17	1.68	82	0
1896	27.6	44	39.2	23	17.7	53	0.94	117	7
1895					10.5	113	2.01	62	11
1894	22.3	98	33.4	83	11.1	108	1.43	97	1
1893					11.3	105	3.20	13	28
1892							1.32	103	67

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1931	35.7
1992	35.4
1926	35.4
1987	33.8
2026	33.5
1961	32.9
1958	32.5
1953	32
1983	31.7
1921	31.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1969	9.7
1978	12.8
1979	14
1937	15.3
1949	15.7
1936	16
1916	16
1950	16.5
1982	16.7
1917	17.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1978	4.81
1918	4.00
2019	3.89
1969	3.81
2011	3.79
1959	3.74
1952	3.68
1972	3.57
1907	3.49
2014	3.36

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2004	0.40
1995	0.44
1921	0.51
1931	0.54
1987	0.56
2005	0.60
1961	0.60
1939	0.64
2020	0.65
1919	0.77

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 70°F; 5 February 2026
Coldest night: -17°F; 19 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.21 in; 9 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 0.96 in of precipitation in Great Falls, MT, the driest winter since 2020, 21st driest of 135.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Great Falls, MT: 70°F on Thursday 5 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Great Falls, MT: a low of -17°F on Thursday 19 February 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Great Falls, MT: 0.21 in on Monday 9 February 2026.