Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 54 min5:38 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 31 min8:16 am – 4:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 41°FColdest month December: highs 29°F, lows 9°F15 in of rain a year, on about 46 dayswettest month June52 in of snow a year, on about 24 days16 days above 90°F, 247 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Potomac station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsHarpers Lake Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 2.5 mi · 208 acresClearwater Crossing Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 2.8 miSalmon Lake State Parkstate park · 5.6 miBlackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.0 mi · 35,065 acresNinemile Prairie Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 5.5 miLubrecht State Experimental Foreststate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 20,393 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes164 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 4+, 2 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.8 on 6 Jul 201742 mi away, near Lincoln, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 28 Aug 202613 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowMissoula County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025298 of 365 days measured67 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 98main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Missoula County monitors, MT
Drinking waterMissoula Waterserves 68,200 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,652 ft1,418 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesFire stationGreenough Potomac Fire Station 24.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMissoula Montana Airport MSO31 miInterstateI-9021 miUS highwayUS 1021 miCoachMissoulaJefferson Lines29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59836 ZIP area.
