Helena, MT: February

28 February 2026: February 2026 averaged 34.4°F in Helena, MT, the warmest February since 2016, 13th warmest of 146.

February 2026

Mean temperature: 34.4°F; Warmest since 2016; 13th warmest of 146
Precipitation: 0.85 in; Wettest since 2025; 25th wettest of 146

A normal February in Helena, MT (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 28.9°F, between 16.4°F and 34.2°F in eight years of ten and 0.28 in of precipitation, between 0.10 in and 1.04 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every February in Helena, MT since 1881: 34.4°F in 2026; the highest is 37.9°F, in 2016.

Normal range, 16.4 to 34.2°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every February in Helena, MT from 1881 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
2026	34.4	13	46.2	4	22.5	27	0.85	25
2025	15.2	131	24.1	135	6.3	130	1.45	9
2024	29.3	48	38.4	51	20.2	44	1.72	3
2023	27.8	59	38.4	51	17.3	65	0.10	133
2022	26.9	66	37.4	57	16.5	71	0.24	102
2021	18.1	119	26.5	122	9.7	111	0.87	24
2020	31.8	31	42.1	30	21.6	31	0.20	111
2019	6.5	142	15.5	142	-2.5	143	2.30	1
2018	16.1	128	26.9	120	5.4	133	1.09	15
2017	24.7	81	34.5	78	14.9	82	0.68	37
2016	37.9	1	48.1	2	27.6	2	0.16	119
2015	34.3	14	45.1	9	23.5	19	0.38	75
2014	16.4	126	25.6	127	7.3	128	1.98	2
2013	32.3	25	41.1	33	23.4	20	0.32	86
2012	28	57	37.1	60	18.9	53	0.55	54
2011	21.3	103	31.8	101	10.8	103	0.92	22
2010	27.6	61	35.8	72	19.4	50	0.14	124
2009	32.3	25	42.9	20	21.6	31	0.22	106
2008	29.9	41	39.9	44	19.9	45	0.31	88
2007	27.4	62	36	70	18.8	54	0.63	43
2006	29	51	40.2	41	17.8	61	0.24	102
2005	31.2	33	43	18	19.5	49	0.06	143
2004	28.9	52	37.2	59	20.7	41	0.17	116
2003	25.3	76	33.5	89	17	68	0.29	90
2002	30.2	39	42.5	26	18	59	0.29	90
2001	17.6	121	26.9	120	8.2	120	0.17	116
2000	28.8	54	40.6	35	17	68	0.32	86
1999	32.3	25	41.9	31	22.8	23	0.26	96
1998	31	34	42.2	28	19.8	47	0.12	130
1997	28.1	56	35.8	72	20.5	42	0.10	133
1996	21.1	105	32.8	93	9.4	114	0.11	132
1995	30.4	38	42.6	25	18.3	58	0.08	140
1994	20.7	107	33.9	83	7.4	126	0.40	74
1993	15	132	25.3	128	4.7	134	1.03	18
1992	34.2	15	46	6	22.4	28	0.10	133
1991	37.4	2	49.3	1	25.6	10	0.02	146
1990	26.9	66	39.4	46	14.4	88	0.14	124
1989	6	144	15.3	143	-3.2	144	0.82	26
1988	29.1	50	40.4	39	17.8	61	0.50	60
1987	31.9	30	43.9	11	19.9	45	0.03	145
1986	21.8	100	32.5	94	11.1	100	1.20	11
1985	18.8	114	29.1	112	8.4	118	0.38	75
1984	32.3	25	43.8	12	20.9	38	0.15	122
1983	35.2	6	46.1	5	24.4	14	0.07	141
1982	23.7	88	35.2	74	12.1	96	0.58	50
1981	29.7	44	40.6	35	18.8	54	0.10	133
1980	25.3	76	34	82	16.6	70	0.74	30
1979	20.1	111	30.9	106	9.3	115	0.72	33
1978	22.8	94	32.4	95	13.1	95	0.61	46
1977	34	18	45.9	7	22.2	30	0.13	128
1976	29.5	45	40.2	41	18.8	54	0.38	75
1975	13.7	138	24	136	3.4	138	0.72	33
1974	32.7	21	41.9	31	23.6	17	0.23	105
1973	22.8	94	35	76	10.6	104	0.13	128
1972	26.8	69	36.4	66	17.2	67	0.54	55
1971	28.5	55	36.6	64	20.4	43	0.63	43
1970	32.5	23	43.4	16	21.6	31	0.67	38
1969	14.5	135	24.8	133	4.2	136	0.22	106
1968	28.9	52	38.1	53	19.7	48	0.16	119
1967	32.7	21	42.8	22	22.6	26	0.62	45
1966	26.9	66	37.5	55	16.4	72	0.33	85
1965	26.6	72	39	47	14.1	91	0.49	61
1964	27.2	64	36.4	66	17.9	60	0.27	94
1963	34.8	10	45.9	7	23.6	17	0.25	97
1962	24.5	82	34.1	81	14.9	82	0.51	58
1961	36.6	3	47.1	3	26.1	8	0.06	143
1960	23.8	87	32.3	96	15.2	81	0.25	97
1959	14.7	134	26.1	124	3.3	139	1.13	14
1958	25.1	79	34.4	79	15.8	76	0.95	21
1957	21.6	102	33.4	91	9.8	109	0.30	89
1956	18.6	115	29.7	110	7.5	124	0.09	138
1955	20.7	107	31.6	103	9.8	109	0.20	111
1954	34.7	11	43.5	14	25.9	9	0.10	133
1953	29.8	42	38.7	48	20.9	38	1.02	19
1952	22.8	94	33.6	87	12	98	0.56	52
1951	25.2	78	35.9	71	14.5	86	0.24	102
1950	30.8	35	40.5	38	21	35	0.14	124
1949	14.5	135	26.1	124	2.8	140	0.59	48
1948	20.5	109	30.9	106	10.1	107	0.22	106
1947	27.1	65	37	61	17.3	65	0.37	80
1946	30.5	37	40.1	43	21	35	0.21	110
1945	26.7	70	37	61	16.4	72	0.07	141
1944	23.2	92	35.2	74	11.1	100	0.47	66
1943	21.7	101	33.8	85	9.5	113	0.38	75
1942	15.5	130	25.3	128	5.7	131	0.49	61
1941	27.8	59	40.3	40	15.3	80	0.15	122
1940	26.7	70	34.2	80	19.1	51	0.66	40
1939	19.1	113	27.7	115	10.4	106	0.70	36
1938	19.2	112	27.2	117	11.1	100	0.37	80
1937	22.8	94	31.9	100	13.7	92	0.18	114
1936	1.9	146	10.9	146	-7	146	1.51	7
1935	30.7	36	38.6	49	22.8	23	0.16	119
1934	32.1	29	41.1	33	23.1	21	0.28	93
1933	18.5	116	27.5	116	9.6	112	0.82	26
1932	29.3	48	37.7	54	20.8	40	0.25	97
1931	33.3	20	42.3	27	24.3	15	0.18	114
1930	35.9	4	43.5	14	28.2	1	0.25	97
1929	16.1	128	24.6	134	7.5	124	1.00	20
1928	23.3	91	32.2	98	14.4	88	0.14	124
1927	26.4	73	36.4	66	16.4	72	0.48	64
1926	34.9	8	42.7	24	27.1	4	0.47	66
1925	35.1	7	43.6	13	26.6	7	0.48	64
1924	34.1	17	42.9	20	25.3	12	0.45	70
1923	18	120	27	119	9	117	0.49	61
1922	13.6	139	23.1	138	4.1	137	0.90	23
1921	33.8	19	43.1	17	24.5	13	0.25	97
1920	25.5	74	33.5	89	17.5	63	0.36	83
1919	20.4	110	28.6	113	12.1	96	1.19	12
1918	23.7	88	33.8	85	13.6	93	0.38	75
1917	17.6	121	27.1	118	8.1	123	1.66	6
1916	24.2	85	33.6	87	14.7	85	1.06	16
1915	31.3	32	39.7	45	23	22	0.36	83
1914	23.9	86	32.2	98	15.6	78	1.05	17
1913	16.8	124	25.2	131	8.3	119	0.41	72
1912	30.1	40	37.5	55	22.8	23	0.20	111
1911	18.2	117	26.4	123	10	108	0.22	106
1910	16.4	126	25.8	126	7.1	129	1.18	13
1909	24.5	82	32.9	92	16	75	0.41	72
1908	28	57	37	61	19	52	0.29	90
1907	27.4	62	36.3	69	18.5	57	0.74	30
1906	29.8	42	38.5	50	21	35	0.65	41
1905	18.2	117	28.1	114	8.2	120	0.27	94
1904	21.2	104	30.9	106	11.4	99	0.67	38
1903	22.9	93	31.4	104	14.5	86	0.09	138
1902	29.5	45	36.6	64	22.4	28	0.46	69
1901	21.9	98	29.4	111	14.3	90	0.44	71
1900	21.9	98	30.3	109	13.5	94	0.64	42
1899	9.8	141	18.8	141	0.9	141	0.53	56
1898	34.2	15	42.8	22	25.5	11	0.52	57
1897	24.9	80	32.3	96	17.5	63	1.49	8
1896	34.6	12	42.2	28	27	5	0.59	48
1895	20.8	106	31	105	10.6	104	1.69	4
1894	16.7	125	25.3	128	8.2	120	0.47	66
1893	12.8	140	21	140	4.6	135	0.58	50
1892	32.4	24	40.6	35	24.1	16	0.17	116
1891	6.3	143	14.3	144	-1.7	142	1.68	5
1890	17.3	123	25.2	131	9.3	115	0.82	26
1889	25.4	75	35	76	15.8	76	0.72	33
1888	34.9	8	43	18	26.9	6	0.12	130
1887	4.6	145	14.2	145	-4.9	145	0.61	46
1886	35.9	4	44.5	10	27.4	3	0.56	52
1885	29.5	45	37.4	57	21.6	31	0.82	26
1884	14.9	133	22.4	139	7.4	126	1.33	10
1883	14.5	135	23.2	137	5.7	131	0.73	32
1882	23.6	90	31.7	102	15.6	78	0.37	80
1881	24.4	84	33.9	83	14.9	82	0.51	58

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2016	37.9
1991	37.4
1961	36.6
1930	35.9
1886	35.9
1983	35.2
1925	35.1
1926	34.9
1888	34.9
1963	34.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	1.9
1887	4.6
1989	6
1891	6.3
2019	6.5
1899	9.8
1893	12.8
1922	13.6
1975	13.7
1969	14.5
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2019	2.30
2014	1.98
2024	1.72
1895	1.69
1891	1.68
1917	1.66
1936	1.51
1897	1.49
2025	1.45
1884	1.33

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1991	0.02
1987	0.03
2005	0.06
1961	0.06
1983	0.07
1945	0.07
1995	0.08
1956	0.09
1903	0.09
2023	0.10
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 61°F; 7 February 2026
Coldest night: -4°F; 19 February 2026
Wettest day: 0.57 in; 9 February 2026

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February 2026 brought 0.85 in of precipitation in Helena, MT, the wettest February since 2025, 25th wettest of 146.
The hottest day of February 2026 in Helena, MT: 61°F on Saturday 7 February 2026.
The coldest night of February 2026 in Helena, MT: a low of -4°F on Thursday 19 February 2026.
The wettest day of February 2026 in Helena, MT: 0.57 in on Monday 9 February 2026.