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Monthly climate in Pocatello, Idaho, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pocatello features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (24 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -26 °C (-15 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 508 mm (20.0 inches) and receives 101 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pocatello enjoys an average of 3215 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 3 minutes to 15 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pocatello, Idaho, United States §

The warmest months in Pocatello are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 23 °C (65 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -3 °C (24 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pocatello experiences 76 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 140 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pocatello, Idaho, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 7°C
(44°F)
Average high -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)
Daily mean -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)
Average low -8°C
(18°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)
Mean minimum -20°C
(-4°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 3°C
(38°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -10°C
(13°F)		 -16°C
(3°F)
Minimum -26°C
(-15°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -2°C
(28°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 5°C
(40°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)		 -18°C
(-1°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pocatello, Idaho, United States §

Pocatello usually has the most precipitation in February, April and May, with an average of 12 rainy days and 60 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pocatello are June, July and August. On average, 21 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pocatello, Idaho, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 51 (2.0) 65 (2.5) 50 (2.0) 59 (2.3) 56 (2.2) 30 (1.2) 15 (0.6) 20 (0.8) 32 (1.3) 44 (1.7) 36 (1.4) 51 (2.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 13 10 13 11 4 4 5 5 7 8 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Pocatello, Idaho, United States §

The sunniest months in Pocatello are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pocatello: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 2 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pocatello, Idaho, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 120 177 257 272 334 375 396 356 305 258 200 160
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 25m 10h 32m 11h 58m 13h 25m 14h 39m 15h 16m 14h 56m 13h 49m 12h 25m 10h 58m 9h 42m 9h 3m

Solar UV radiation in Pocatello, Idaho, United States §

Pocatello experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pocatello UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pocatello, Idaho, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 8 9 10 11 11 10 9 6 4 3