Missoula has a warm-summer continental climate (Köppen Dfb), with Jul highs around 84°F and Jan lows near 19°F, and about 17 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, mixed greenery. A typical home costs about $387k.
Explore Missoula on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 3°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 17 in), spread through the year, long snowy winters (4 months below freezing).
SceneryLush and green where Missoula is mixed greenery, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Rocky Mountains vs the Bitterroot Range), not the plateau setting of Missoula, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 6°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 17 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Missoula is mixed greenery, both have mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range vs the Bitterroot Range), both on a high plateau, near Great Salt Lake.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 5°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (20 in vs 17 in), falling mostly in summer, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame mixed greenery look from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Rocky Mountains vs the Bitterroot Range), not the plateau setting of Missoula, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 4°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snow18% less rain and snow (14 in vs 17 in), spread through the year, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Missoula is mixed greenery, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Missoula, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights 7°F colder.
Rain & snow18% less rain and snow (14 in vs 17 in), falling mostly in summer, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
SceneryDry, golden landscape where Missoula is mixed greenery, both have mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains vs the Bitterroot Range), not the plateau setting of Missoula, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 13°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (17 in vs 17 in), spread through the year, long snowy winters (5 months below freezing).
ScenerySame mixed greenery look from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Rocky Mountains vs the Bitterroot Range), not the plateau setting of Missoula, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34° | 19° | 1.2 |
| Feb | 39° | 22° | 1.0 |
| Mar | 49° | 28° | 1.3 |
| Apr | 57° | 33° | 1.5 |
| May | 65° | 40° | 2.4 |
| Jun | 73° | 47° | 2.5 |
| Jul | 84° | 52° | 1.1 |
| Aug | 83° | 51° | 1.2 |
| Sep | 72° | 43° | 1.4 |
| Oct | 57° | 34° | 1.1 |
| Nov | 41° | 26° | 1.3 |
| Dec | 31° | 17° | 1.3 |