Montana snow day predictor
Off season - the 8 towns ranked by how much snow they get · Bozeman averages 91 in a year, Butte-Silver Bow (balance) 15 in
Montana towns, ranked
- Bozemanaverages 91 inches a year · heavy snow
- Belgradeaverages 91 inches a year · heavy snow
- Great Fallsaverages 66 inches a year · heavy snow
- Billingsaverages 57 inches a year · regular snow
- Kalispellaverages 54 inches a year · regular snow
- Missoulaaverages 50 inches a year · regular snow
- Helenaaverages 37 inches a year · regular snow
- Butte-Silver Bow (balance)averages 15 inches a year · occasional snow
How snow days work in Montana
There is no single Montana snow day threshold, which is why this page scores each town separately. Bozeman averages 91 inches of snow a year against Butte-Silver Bow (balance)’s 15, and a district that plans for the first amount does not close for weather that would shut the second one down.
Each score compares what the National Weather Service is forecasting against that town’s own NOAA 1991-2020 snowfall normal, then adds weight for ice, wind and dangerous cold. Every number on this page links through to the full factor breakdown, because the reasoning is the part worth checking.
Sources: National Weather Service forecasts, one per town. Snowfall normals from NOAA’s 1991-2020 US Climate Normals. County lines from the US Census Bureau.