Warm-summer humid continental

Lolo, Montana

Missoula County, Montana · Population 4.4k · 3,192 ft elevation

Living in Lolo

Lolo has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).

Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).

Skies are partly sunny (53% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.

Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.

Lolo is an outdoor hub: about 61% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.

Lolo at a glance

Population
4.4k
Elevation
3,192 ft
Average daily high
57°F7th percentile
Average daily low
34°F4th percentile
Annual precipitation
14″8th percentile
Annual snowfall
43″83th percentile
Sunshine hours per year
2,458 hrs12th percentile
Median AQI
3825th percentile
Median home value
$354k66th percentile
Median rent
$1,126/mo45th percentile
Median household income
$74k49th percentile
Property tax rate
1.10%57th percentile
Top state income-tax rate
5.7%
Sales tax (state + local)
0.0%
Unemployment rate
1.9%
Homes with broadband
98%93th percentile
Walkability index
7.634th percentile
Average commute
25 min
Math proficiency (8th grade)
25%16th percentile
Reading proficiency (8th grade)
35%
Overall natural-hazard risk
7729th percentile
Outdoor access
9897th percentile
Public land within 10 miles
41%
Public land within 30 miles
61%
Mountain relief within 30 miles
3,871 ft

Climate by month

Average monthly weather in Lolo, Montana
MonthHighLowPrecipitationSnowSunshine
Jan32°F18°F1.0″9.9″95 hrs
Feb37°F21°F0.9″8.5″122 hrs
Mar48°F27°F0.9″5.0″169 hrs
Apr56°F32°F1.4″1.3″208 hrs
May66°F40°F1.8″0.3″256 hrs
Jun73°F46°F2.1″—279 hrs
Jul85°F52°F0.8″—390 hrs
Aug84°F50°F0.8″—340 hrs
Sep73°F42°F1.0″0.1″251 hrs
Oct56°F32°F1.2″0.9″173 hrs
Nov40°F25°F1.2″5.4″96 hrs
Dec31°F18°F1.1″11.6″80 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