Warm-summer humid continental
Bozeman, Montana
Gallatin County, Montana · Population 55k · 4,820 ft elevation
Living in Bozeman
Bozeman has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 20″ a year, and it is a snowy place (91″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 11 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Bozeman is an outdoor hub: about 30% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,300 ft around town.
Bozeman at a glance
- Population
- 55k
- Elevation
- 4,820 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 20″14th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 91″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,714 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 111th percentile
- Median home value
- $615k88th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,611/mo72th percentile
- Median household income
- $80k56th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 15.598th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 53%63th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 65%
- Violent crime rate
- 397 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,622 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 21%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 30%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,265 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 15°F | 0.9″ | 12.7″ | 158 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 17°F | 0.8″ | 13.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 24°F | 1.4″ | 13.1″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 31°F | 2.5″ | 12.9″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 39°F | 2.9″ | 3.6″ | 244 hrs |
| Jun | 72°F | 46°F | 3.3″ | 0.8″ | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 52°F | 1.3″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 50°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 43°F | 1.4″ | 0.4″ | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 33°F | 1.8″ | 6.0″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 23°F | 1.3″ | 12.5″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 15°F | 1.0″ | 16.2″ | 129 hrs |
Near Bozeman
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology