Warm-summer humid continental
Hamilton, Montana
Ravalli County, Montana · Population 4.9k · 3,573 ft elevation
Living in Hamilton
Hamilton has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Hamilton is an outdoor hub: about 78% 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.
Hamilton at a glance
- Population
- 4.9k
- Elevation
- 3,573 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,479 hrs12th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $300k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $958/mo30th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 521 per 100k89th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,211 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 37%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 78%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,298 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 1.0″ | 4.0″ | 105 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 20°F | 1.2″ | 3.0″ | 114 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 25°F | 1.0″ | 1.5″ | 152 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 194 hrs |
| May | 66°F | 38°F | 1.5″ | — | 250 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 45°F | 1.6″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 50°F | 0.8″ | — | 399 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 48°F | 0.8″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Sep | 72°F | 40°F | 0.8″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 57°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 0.1″ | 176 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 1.6″ | 105 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 18°F | 1.3″ | 6.8″ | 84 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