Cold semi-arid
Wolf Point, Montana
Roosevelt County, Montana · Population 2.6k · 1,998 ft elevation
Living in Wolf Point
Wolf Point has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 6°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 14″ a year, and it gets light snow (28″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Wolf Point at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,998 ft
- Average daily high
- 58°F10th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 14″8th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 28″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,022 hrs69th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $125k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $730/mo7th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.37%68th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 0.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 16.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 67%1th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 15%
- Violent crime rate
- 201 per 100k56th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 563 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5413th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 8%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 6°F | 0.4″ | 5.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 11°F | 0.3″ | 3.6″ | 214 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 22°F | 0.5″ | 3.9″ | 245 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 34°F | 0.9″ | 2.3″ | 252 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 44°F | 2.1″ | 0.8″ | 298 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 54°F | 3.5″ | — | 321 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 59°F | 1.8″ | — | 384 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 58°F | 1.8″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 47°F | 1.4″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 35°F | 0.8″ | 2.2″ | 205 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 22°F | 0.4″ | 4.3″ | 165 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 10°F | 0.3″ | 5.5″ | 151 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