Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 58 min5:27 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 26 min8:09 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, 4 mi away; snow from Great Falls Intl Ap
Nearby landmarksRainbow Fallswaterfall · 1.7 miSmelter Hillpeak · 3.8 miCrooked Fallswaterfall · 1.8 miGreat Falls KOA Holidaycampground · 2.1 miLEWIS and CLARK NAT'L HISTORIC TRAIL INTERPRETIVE CENTERvisitor center · 2.5 miRoe Riverriver · 2.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLewis & Clark National Forestnational forest · within reach · 1,873,439 acresGiant Springs State Parkstate park · 1.4 mi · 178 acresSibel Soccer Fieldsrecreation area · 1.2 miCharles Russell Parkpark · 3.1 miWhite Bear Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 6.9 miBenton Lake National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 10.2 mi · 12,343 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 20268 mi away, near Black Eagle, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 18 Sep 20267 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, 62 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 in the county
Elevation3,468 ft1,057 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBenefit Health System - East Campus Hospital3.6 miPost officeCharles M Russell Post Office2.9 miTown hallGreat Falls Civic Center5.5 miPoliceGreat Falls Police Department5.5 miFire stationMalmstrom Air Force Base Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 elementary, 1 otherElementaryLoy Elementary School1.1 miElementaryChief Joseph Elementary School1.5 miSchoolTreasure State Academy1.9 miCollegeUniversity of Providence4.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreat Falls International Airport GTF8.7 miInterstateI-3156.8 miUS highwayUS 87 Byp1.3 miCoachGreat FallsSalt Lake Express5.2 miTransit2 stops within a mileGreat Falls Transit District (GFTD)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59402 ZIP area.
