Hot-summer humid continental
Hardin, Montana
Big Horn County, Montana · Population 3.8k · 2,907 ft elevation
Living in Hardin
Hardin has a hot-summer humid continental climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hardin at a glance
- Population
- 3.8k
- Elevation
- 2,907 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,990 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $143k17th percentile
- Median rent
- $726/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.10%57th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Average commute
- 17 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 8%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 12%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5714th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 3%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 11°F | 0.5″ | 6.0″ | 181 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 6.2″ | 191 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 23°F | 0.9″ | 3.4″ | 225 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 32°F | 1.5″ | 1.3″ | 229 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 41°F | 2.5″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 50°F | 1.9″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 55°F | 1.3″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 53°F | 0.9″ | — | 349 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 44°F | 1.4″ | — | 273 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 33°F | 1.4″ | 1.6″ | 206 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 21°F | 0.5″ | 3.1″ | 175 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 13°F | 0.5″ | 6.3″ | 154 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