Warm-summer humid continental
Lockwood, Montana
Yellowstone County, Montana · Population 7.5k · 3,091 ft elevation
Living in Lockwood
Lockwood has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 15″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (35″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lockwood at a glance
- Population
- 7.5k
- Elevation
- 3,091 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 15″9th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 35″76th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,866 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $251k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $995/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.95%48th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 27%19th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8438th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7373th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,148 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 14°F | 0.6″ | 7.5″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 41°F | 17°F | 0.6″ | 4.7″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 25°F | 1.0″ | 4.9″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 33°F | 1.9″ | 3.2″ | 222 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 0.1″ | 270 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 50°F | 2.5″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 56°F | 1.3″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 54°F | 0.8″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 45°F | 1.5″ | — | 262 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 34°F | 1.6″ | 1.7″ | 204 hrs |
| Nov | 47°F | 24°F | 0.7″ | 3.1″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 16°F | 0.6″ | 9.8″ | 139 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