Cold semi-arid
Cut Bank, Montana
Glacier County, Montana · Population 3k · 3,776 ft elevation
Living in Cut Bank
Cut Bank has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 80°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cut Bank at a glance
- Population
- 3k
- Elevation
- 3,776 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,671 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $161k22th percentile
- Median rent
- $921/mo26th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k24th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.83%39th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%
- Violent crime rate
- 606 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 5,215 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5112th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6867th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 2%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 951 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 12°F | 0.2″ | 7.3″ | 138 hrs |
| Feb | 34°F | 12°F | 0.2″ | 5.8″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 20°F | 0.4″ | 6.9″ | 200 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 28°F | 0.9″ | 4.1″ | 219 hrs |
| May | 63°F | 37°F | 1.6″ | 1.9″ | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 71°F | 45°F | 2.7″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Jul | 80°F | 50°F | 1.3″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 48°F | 1.0″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 69°F | 40°F | 1.1″ | 0.5″ | 246 hrs |
| Oct | 55°F | 30°F | 0.6″ | 1.4″ | 183 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 20°F | 0.4″ | 5.5″ | 126 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 13°F | 0.3″ | 5.5″ | 117 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology