Warm-summer humid continental
Montpelier, Idaho
Bear Lake County, Idaho · Population 2.7k · 5,997 ft elevation
Living in Montpelier
Montpelier has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 18″ a year, and it is a snowy place (91″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Montpelier is an outdoor hub: about 55% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,100 ft around town.
Montpelier at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 5,997 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 26°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 18″12th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 91″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,928 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $186k29th percentile
- Median rent
- $639/mo2th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k18th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.63%19th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.3%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 87%27th percentile
- Average commute
- 31 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 0 per 100k0th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 480 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 70th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 32%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 55%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,084 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 7°F | 1.7″ | 23.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Feb | 32°F | 9°F | 1.6″ | 19.0″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 18°F | 1.5″ | 9.2″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 53°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 4.9″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 64°F | 34°F | 2.3″ | 1.3″ | 285 hrs |
| Jun | 74°F | 40°F | 1.3″ | 0.1″ | 348 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 46°F | 0.7″ | — | 389 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 45°F | 1.0″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 36°F | 1.4″ | 0.1″ | 288 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 27°F | 1.7″ | 2.9″ | 224 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 18°F | 1.4″ | 9.2″ | 158 hrs |
| Dec | 30°F | 9°F | 1.7″ | 20.6″ | 124 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