Cold semi-arid
Great Falls, Montana
Cascade County, Montana · Population 60k · 3,327 ft elevation
Living in Great Falls
Great Falls has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it is a snowy place (66″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 6 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Great Falls at a glance
- Population
- 60k
- Elevation
- 3,327 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 66″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,849 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $237k44th percentile
- Median rent
- $866/mo20th percentile
- Median household income
- $64k36th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.96%49th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.259th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Violent crime rate
- 631 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 3,669 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8336th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7776th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,706 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 18°F | 0.6″ | 9.2″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 10.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 26°F | 0.6″ | 10.1″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 34°F | 1.8″ | 9.4″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 43°F | 2.7″ | 1.9″ | 277 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 50°F | 2.7″ | 0.3″ | 316 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 56°F | 1.3″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 54°F | 1.3″ | 0.3″ | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 45°F | 1.4″ | 0.8″ | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 37°F | 1.1″ | 5.2″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | 9.2″ | 151 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 20°F | 0.6″ | 9.6″ | 134 hrs |
Near Great Falls
- Malmstrom AFB, MT · 4.2k
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- Helena Valley Northeast, MT · 4.4k
- Helena Valley Northwest, MT · 5.1k
- Helena Valley Southeast, MT · 9.5k
- Helena Valley West Central, MT · 8.2k
- Helena, MT · 33k
- Shelby, MT · 3.1k
Largest places in Montana
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology