Cold semi-arid
Dillon, Montana
Beaverhead County, Montana · Population 4k · 5,108 ft elevation
Living in Dillon
Dillon has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 15°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (11″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 13 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Dillon is an outdoor hub: about 53% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Dillon at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 5,108 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 30°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 11″47th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,837 hrs53th percentile
- Median AQI
- 131th percentile
- Median home value
- $238k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $821/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k17th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.94%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.955th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 184 per 100k52th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 300 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 17%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 53%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,510 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33°F | 15°F | 0.3″ | 1.7″ | 163 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 16°F | 0.3″ | 0.9″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 46°F | 23°F | 0.7″ | 0.4″ | 223 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 29°F | 1.5″ | 0.2″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 36°F | 1.9″ | 0.1″ | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 42°F | 1.9″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 48°F | 0.9″ | — | 372 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 46°F | 0.9″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 39°F | 0.9″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 30°F | 0.9″ | 0.4″ | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 21°F | 0.5″ | 2.9″ | 155 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 13°F | 0.5″ | 4.6″ | 135 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