United States
Montana
Montana is one of the 51 regions of the United States; its largest place is Billings.
Best timeMay–Jun · Sep
Best weather in OctoberHardin 78
October: highs55° – 63°
Rain this month, on average28mm
Mean of its 20 best-known places. Best: May–Jun · Sep.
Montana at a glance
The atlas follows 1,519 places here month by month, with 218 mountains and 588 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, June and September.
When to go to Montana
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 36 | 35 | 33 | 48 | 66 | 67 | 61 | 65 | 82 | 59 | 36 | 35 |
| High | 33° | 37° | 47° | 57° | 66° | 75° | 85° | 84° | 73° | 58° | 43° | 34° |
| Low | 13° | 15° | 23° | 31° | 40° | 47° | 53° | 51° | 43° | 32° | 22° | 14° |
| Rain (mm) | 17 | 15 | 23 | 32 | 58 | 60 | 36 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 21 | 19 |
Places in Montana
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
71OctoberBillings
117k people
61° / 35°34 mm
54OctoberHelena
32k people
57° / 33°26 mm
68OctoberGreat Falls
60k people
59° / 36°22 mm
45OctoberButte
34k people
55° / 27°18 mm
50OctoberAnaconda
9,421 people
57° / 29°22 mm
51OctoberBozeman
53k people
57° / 32°43 mm
67OctoberHavre
9,362 people
58° / 31°20 mm
57OctoberLewistown
5,952 people
57° / 32°30 mm
56 districts, each with all of its towns and villages
Beaverhead County33 places · 4,334 · Dillon
Big Horn County17 places · 4,896 · Hardin
Blaine County24 places · 3,083 · Chinook
Broadwater County19 places · 3,850 · Townsend
Carbon County32 places · 4,854 · Red Lodge
Carter County10 places · 424 · Ekalaka
Cascade County58 places · 68k · Great Falls
Chouteau County29 places · 2,825 · Fort Benton
Custer County20 places · 8,371 · Miles City
Daniels County13 places · 1,071 · Scobey
Dawson County21 places · 5,055 · Glendive
Deer Lodge County19 places · 12k · Anaconda
Fallon County7 places · 1,981 · Baker
Fergus County50 places · 6,775 · Lewistown
Flathead County63 places · 25k · Columbia Falls
Gallatin County104 places · 78k · Bozeman
Garfield County12 places · 356 · Jordan
Glacier County30 places · 6,662 · Cut Bank
Golden Valley County8 places · 359 · Lavina
Granite County25 places · 1,251 · Philipsburg
Hill County39 places · 12k · Havre
Jefferson County40 places · 2,935 · Boulder
Judith Basin County25 places · 737 · Stanford
Lake County32 places · 11k · Polson
Lewis and Clark County51 places · 36k · Helena
Liberty County12 places · 1,010 · Chester
Lincoln County30 places · 8,803 · Libby
Madison County51 places · 2,524 · Ennis
McCone County8 places · 629 · Circle
Meagher County34 places · 998 · White Sulphur Springs
Mineral County24 places · 1,413 · Alberton
Missoula County67 places · 11k · Lolo
Musselshell County12 places · 1,868 · Roundup
Park County46 places · 10k · Livingston
Petroleum County6 places · 188 · Winnett
Phillips County34 places · 2,301 · Malta
Pondera County25 places · 3,057 · Conrad
Powder River County17 places · 484 · Broadus
Powell County25 places · 3,176 · Deer Lodge
Prairie County10 places · 562 · Terry
Ravalli County42 places · 11k · Hamilton
Richland County24 places · 8,187 · Sidney
Roosevelt County24 places · 4,852 · Wolf Point
Rosebud County28 places · 6,714 · Forsyth
Sanders County27 places · 4,192 · Thompson Falls
Sheridan County18 places · 2,164 · Plentywood
Silver Bow County36 places · 35k · Butte
Stillwater County17 places · 3,050 · Columbus
Sweet Grass County8 places · 1,650 · Big Timber
Teton County25 places · 3,013 · Choteau
Toole County18 places · 3,721 · Shelby
Treasure County4 places · 276 · Hysham
Valley County22 places · 4,499 · Glasgow
Wheatland County11 places · 1,107 · Harlowton
Wibaux County5 places · 462 · Wibaux
Yellowstone County28 places · 133k · Billings
Montana from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Montana
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Nature in Montana
Summit12,660 ft
Mount Wood
Summit12,617 ft
Castle Mountain (Carbon County, Montana)
Summit12,556 ft
Whitetail Peak
River
Missouri River
River
Kootenay River
River
Little Bighorn RiverWildlife in October
The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Montana
Camp sites437Golf courses84Viewpoints54Mountain huts22Water parks12Climbing8Hot springs & thermal baths6Zoos6Theme parks1
Big Sky Resort279 km of pistes · 43 lifts
Yellowstone Club102 km of pistes · 18 lifts
Whitefish Mountain Resort87 km of pistes · 16 lifts
Great Divide Ski Area51 km of pistes · 6 lifts
Bridger Bowl48 km of pistes · 12 lifts
Discovery Ski Area48 km of pistes · 8 lifts
Montana Snowbowl47 km of pistes · 6 lifts
Red Lodge Mountain38 km of pistes · 8 lifts
Culture in Montana
Montana State CapitolBuilt 1902 · Neoclassical
Lake McDonald Lodge Coffee ShopBuilt 1965 · modern
Many Glacier Campground Camptender's CabinBuilt 1934 · National Park Service rustic
Cathedral of Saint HelenaBuilt 1924 · Gothic Revival
Carnegie Public Library, Big TimberBuilt 1913 · Neoclassical
Charles Boles HouseBuilt 1932 · Tudor Revival
Museum
Museum of the RockiesBuilt 1957
Museum
Paris Gibson Square Museum of ArtBuilt 1977The festival year
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What's on in Montana
Getting to Montana
Billings Logan International AirportBIL · Billings
4.2 kmYellowstone Regional AirportCOD · Billings
146 kmSheridan County AirportSHR · Billings
164 kmHavreHavre
0.7 kmGlasgowGlasgow
0.2 kmShelbyShelby
0.2 kmWhitefishColumbia Falls
12 kmTowns in Montana from A to Z
The 176 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.
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Other regions of United States
Alabama4,917Alaska844Arizona1,862Arkansas3,554California4,950Colorado1,499Connecticut995Delaware1,600District of Columbia77Florida6,471Georgia5,446Hawaii479Idaho1,215Illinois4,125Indiana3,494Iowa2,310Kansas1,959Kentucky4,306Louisiana3,510Maine1,392Maryland6,783Massachusetts2,085Michigan3,515Minnesota2,463Mississippi2,869Missouri4,016Nebraska1,165Nevada601New Hampshire901New Jersey2,342New Mexico1,581New York5,213North Carolina5,137North Dakota872Ohio6,156Oklahoma1,888Oregon1,284Pennsylvania9,220Rhode Island283South Carolina3,783South Dakota915Tennessee5,857Texas8,320Utah1,818Vermont861Virginia7,846Washington2,781West Virginia3,790Wisconsin2,448Wyoming554