Warm-summer continental (dry summer)
Libby, Montana
Lincoln County, Montana · Population 2.9k · 2,100 ft elevation
Living in Libby
Libby has a warm-summer continental (dry summer) climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 19″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (48″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (51% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Libby 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 3,500 ft around town.
Libby at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 2,100 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 19″13th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 48″87th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,402 hrs10th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $219k39th percentile
- Median rent
- $679/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $39k4th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.64%20th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 12.883th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%
- Violent crime rate
- 447 per 100k85th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 328 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 75%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 78%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,510 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 22°F | 1.9″ | 11.8″ | 95 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 1.3″ | 5.4″ | 131 hrs |
| Mar | 52°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 3.8″ | 167 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 32°F | 1.1″ | 0.2″ | 203 hrs |
| May | 73°F | 39°F | 1.7″ | — | 256 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 45°F | 2.0″ | — | 268 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 49°F | 0.9″ | — | 381 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 47°F | 0.7″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Sep | 78°F | 41°F | 1.1″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 34°F | 1.8″ | 0.3″ | 165 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 28°F | 2.3″ | 6.3″ | 88 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 22°F | 2.5″ | 20.4″ | 75 hrs |
Near Libby
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology