Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 0 min5:27 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 25 min8:10 am – 4:36 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 55°FColdest month December: highs 37°F, lows 20°F15 in of rain a year, on about 43 dayswettest month June66 in of snow a year, on about 45 days25 days above 90°F, 143 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Great Falls 16st station, 10 mi away; snow from Great Falls Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksBenton Lakelake · 2.5 miBenton Lake National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centervisitor center · 3.3 miPrairie Marsh Trailtrailhead · 3.6 miBlack Horse Lakelake · 5.4 miSmelter Hillpeak · 8.1 miSun Riverriver · 9.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBenton Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · within reach · 12,343 acresLewis & Clark National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,873,439 acresGiant Springs State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 178 acresLittle League Baseball Complexrecreation area · 6.3 miGallatin Parkpark · 7.2 miFirst Peoples Buffalo Jump State Parkstate park · 12.9 mi · 2,238 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 29 Jan 20263 mi away, near Black Eagle, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 18 Sep 20265 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateCascade County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025261 of 365 days measured104 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lewis and Clark County, MT, 61 mi away
Drinking waterCity of Great Fallsserves 60,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,748 ft1,142 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBenefit Health System - East Campus Hospital10.2 miPost officeBlack Eagle Post Office7.7 miTown hallGreat Falls Civic Center8.8 miPoliceGreat Falls Police Department8.9 miFire stationBlack Eagle Volunteer Fire Department7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Providence10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreat Falls International Airport GTF11 miInterstateI-157.7 miUS highwayUS 876.3 miAmtrakShelby, MT SBY65 miCoachGreat FallsSalt Lake Express8.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59403 ZIP area.
