Warm-summer humid continental
Belgrade, Montana
Gallatin County, Montana · Population 11k · 4,455 ft elevation
Living in Belgrade
Belgrade has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 10°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it is a snowy place (91″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 11 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Belgrade is an outdoor hub: about 24% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,800 ft around town.
Belgrade at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 4,455 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 91″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,793 hrs48th percentile
- Median AQI
- 111th percentile
- Median home value
- $470k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,582/mo71th percentile
- Median household income
- $89k65th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.73%30th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 11.475th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 330 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,420 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 24%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,773 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 10°F | 0.4″ | 12.7″ | 172 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 13°F | 0.4″ | 13.0″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 22°F | 0.9″ | 13.1″ | 221 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 29°F | 1.7″ | 12.9″ | 217 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 38°F | 2.1″ | 3.6″ | 255 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 44°F | 2.5″ | 0.8″ | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 49°F | 1.1″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 47°F | 0.9″ | 0.1″ | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 39°F | 1.0″ | 0.4″ | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 6.0″ | 196 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 18°F | 0.7″ | 12.5″ | 146 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 10°F | 0.4″ | 16.2″ | 132 hrs |
Near Belgrade
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology