Cold semi-arid
Livingston, Montana
Park County, Montana · Population 8.6k · 4,508 ft elevation
Living in Livingston
Livingston has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it is a snowy place (63″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 11 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Livingston is an outdoor hub: about 38% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,700 ft around town.
Livingston at a glance
- Population
- 8.6k
- Elevation
- 4,508 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 63″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,714 hrs42th percentile
- Median AQI
- 111th percentile
- Median home value
- $349k65th percentile
- Median rent
- $987/mo33th percentile
- Median household income
- $65k37th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 23 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 317 per 100k73th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,397 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6620th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 38%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,692 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 19°F | 0.4″ | 9.6″ | 158 hrs |
| Feb | 39°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 9.6″ | 176 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 25°F | 0.8″ | 9.2″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 30°F | 1.7″ | 8.0″ | 210 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 38°F | 2.7″ | 2.4″ | 244 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 45°F | 2.4″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | — | 369 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 49°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 331 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 42°F | 1.2″ | 0.3″ | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 33°F | 1.4″ | 3.5″ | 188 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 26°F | 0.6″ | 7.9″ | 144 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 12.1″ | 129 hrs |
Near Livingston
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology