# Savage, Montana

Savage is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, Montana, United States. Savage is located on the Yellowstone River and Montana Highway 16, 20 miles (32 km) south-southwest of Sidney.
Savage was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2010 census. In previous censuses, the area was counted within the former Knife River CDP.

## History

Savage is named for H. M. Savage, supervising engineer for the U. S. Reclamation Service. For many years it was a busy shipping point for grain farmers and river-bottom beet growers. Sugar beet farms benefited with the opening of a sugar beet factory in Sidney in 1925.

## Recreation

Basic services are available in the community and boating access to the Yellowstone River is nearby.

## Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Savage has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
Climate data for Savage, Montana (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–2022) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) | 70 (21) | 87 (31) | 95 (35) | 104 (40) | 109 (43) | 111 (44) | 110 (43) | 104 (40) | 93 (34) | 78 (26) | 73 (23) | 111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 49.8 (9.9) | 53.5 (11.9) | 70.0 (21.1) | 80.7 (27.1) | 88.0 (31.1) | 94.7 (34.8) | 98.8 (37.1) | 99.1 (37.3) | 94.9 (34.9) | 82.2 (27.9) | 64.6 (18.1) | 51.0 (10.6) | 101.2 (38.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 34.1 (1.2) | 47.4 (8.6) | 60.9 (16.1) | 71.5 (21.9) | 80.2 (26.8) | 88.2 (31.2) | 87.6 (30.9) | 77.2 (25.1) | 60.4 (15.8) | 43.5 (6.4) | 32.0 (0.0) | 59.3 (15.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 17.8 (−7.9) | 22.3 (−5.4) | 34.2 (1.2) | 46.4 (8.0) | 57.0 (13.9) | 66.2 (19.0) | 72.8 (22.7) | 71.3 (21.8) | 61.3 (16.3) | 47.0 (8.3) | 32.2 (0.1) | 21.3 (−5.9) | 45.8 (7.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 6.8 (−14.0) | 10.5 (−11.9) | 21.1 (−6.1) | 31.8 (−0.1) | 42.5 (5.8) | 52.1 (11.2) | 57.4 (14.1) | 55.1 (12.8) | 45.4 (7.4) | 33.5 (0.8) | 20.9 (−6.2) | 10.7 (−11.8) | 32.3 (0.2) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −21.9 (−29.9) | −14.7 (−25.9) | −4.5 (−20.3) | 14.8 (−9.6) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 40.6 (4.8) | 46.7 (8.2) | 42.4 (5.8) | 30.1 (−1.1) | 15.5 (−9.2) | −0.9 (−18.3) | −15.9 (−26.6) | −28.3 (−33.5) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −46 (−43) | −53 (−47) | −31 (−35) | −11 (−24) | 13 (−11) | 29 (−2) | 37 (3) | 32 (0) | 15 (−9) | −14 (−26) | −24 (−31) | −42 (−41) | −53 (−47) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.38 (9.7) | 0.32 (8.1) | 0.55 (14) | 1.27 (32) | 2.59 (66) | 2.79 (71) | 2.28 (58) | 1.46 (37) | 1.46 (37) | 1.17 (30) | 0.58 (15) | 0.42 (11) | 15.27 (388) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.8 (15) | 5.3 (13) | 4.3 (11) | 2.4 (6.1) | 0.3 (0.76) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.7 (4.3) | 3.6 (9.1) | 6.2 (16) | 29.6 (75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 71.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 22.1 |
| Source: NOAA ||||||||||||||

## Education

Savage Public School educates students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Savage High School's team name is the Warriors.