Subarctic
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana
Deer Lodge County, Montana · Population 9.5k · 8,740 ft elevation
Living in Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County has a subarctic climate: pleasantly warm summers (July highs around 73°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it is a snowy place (75″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 28 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County is an outdoor hub: about 65% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County at a glance
- Population
- 9.5k
- Elevation
- 8,740 ft
- Average daily high
- 47°F0th percentile
- Average daily low
- 21°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 75″95th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,709 hrs41th percentile
- Median AQI
- 284th percentile
- Median home value
- $210k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $661/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $50k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.81%37th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 79%7th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 182th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 74%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 65%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,445 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27°F | 6°F | 0.6″ | 11.4″ | 146 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 7°F | 1.0″ | 11.3″ | 162 hrs |
| Mar | 38°F | 13°F | 1.1″ | 11.8″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 45°F | 19°F | 1.5″ | 9.9″ | 221 hrs |
| May | 54°F | 27°F | 2.1″ | 2.0″ | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 63°F | 33°F | 2.2″ | 0.6″ | 294 hrs |
| Jul | 73°F | 39°F | 1.3″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 72°F | 37°F | 1.2″ | 0.2″ | 336 hrs |
| Sep | 62°F | 30°F | 1.1″ | 0.4″ | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 47°F | 21°F | 1.0″ | 3.3″ | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 34°F | 11°F | 1.0″ | 12.1″ | 135 hrs |
| Dec | 25°F | 5°F | 0.7″ | 12.1″ | 118 hrs |
Near Anaconda-Deer Lodge County
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- Helena, MT · 33k
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- Montana City, MT · 2.9k
- Dillon, MT · 4k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology