Cold semi-arid
Shelby, Montana
Toole County, Montana · Population 3.1k · 3,297 ft elevation
Living in Shelby
Shelby has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (62% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 23, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Shelby at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 3,297 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 29°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,839 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $206k36th percentile
- Median rent
- $769/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.98%50th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 1.00th percentile
- Average commute
- 12 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 10%2th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 131th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7877th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 9%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 787 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32°F | 6°F | 0.5″ | 7.3″ | 143 hrs |
| Feb | 35°F | 10°F | 0.4″ | 5.8″ | 159 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 19°F | 0.6″ | 6.9″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 54°F | 29°F | 1.3″ | 4.1″ | 246 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 38°F | 1.8″ | 1.9″ | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 46°F | 2.9″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 52°F | 1.1″ | — | 397 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 49°F | 0.8″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Sep | 71°F | 41°F | 1.0″ | 0.5″ | 261 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 29°F | 0.7″ | 1.4″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 18°F | 0.5″ | 5.5″ | 145 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 9°F | 0.5″ | 5.5″ | 117 hrs |
Near Shelby
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology