Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 53 min5:42 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 32 min8:19 am – 4:51 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 52°FColdest month December: highs 31°F, lows 18°F14 in of rain a year, on about 44 dayswettest month June43 in of snow a year, on about 40 days27 days above 90°F, 173 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Missoula Intl Ap station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsLolo National Forestnational forest · within reach · 2,271,493 acresCouncil Grove State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 188 acresDeep Creek Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 4.2 miHarper's Bridge Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 4.4 miKelly Island Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 7.3 mi · 707 acresAerial Fire Depot Othernational forest · 8.4 mi · 112 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 23 Apr 197847 mi away, near Ovando, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 28 Aug 202644 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 serving the town
Elevation5,615 ft1,711 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCommunity Medical Center10.5 miPost officeFrenchtown Post Office9.6 miPoliceMissoula International Airport Police9.0 miFire stationMissoula Rural Fire District Station 67.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeUniversity of Montana13.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMissoula Montana Airport MSO8.6 miInterstateI-907.9 miUS highwayUS 127.8 miCoachMissoulaJefferson Lines12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59806 ZIP area.
