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Monthly climate in Billings, Montana, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Billings features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -6 °C (21 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -35 °C (-30 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 455 mm (17.9 inches) and receives 88 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Billings enjoys an average of 3133 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 43 minutes to 15 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Billings, Montana, United States §

The warmest months in Billings are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 24 °C (67 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -6 to -1 °C (21 - 30 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Billings experiences 80 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 127 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Billings, Montana, 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 13°C
(56°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean maximum 11°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Average high 2°C
(36°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Daily mean -3°C
(27°F)		 -6°C
(21°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -7°C
(19°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Mean minimum -24°C
(-12°F)		 -26°C
(-14°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -10°C
(15°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -9°C
(15°F)		 -14°C
(8°F)		 -17°C
(2°F)
Minimum -29°C
(-20°F)		 -35°C
(-30°F)		 -30°C
(-22°F)		 -19°C
(-1°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -20°C
(-3°F)		 -24°C
(-10°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Billings, Montana, United States §

Billings usually has the most precipitation in April, May and June, with an average of 10 rainy days and 61 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Billings are January, July and August. On average, 18 mm (0.7 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Billings, Montana, 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) 19 (0.7) 43 (1.7) 33 (1.3) 66 (2.6) 63 (2.5) 53 (2.1) 18 (0.7) 16 (0.6) 42 (1.7) 43 (1.7) 28 (1.1) 29 (1.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 11 8 12 11 9 4 3 5 8 6 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Billings, Montana, United States §

The sunniest months in Billings are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 47 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Billings: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Billings, Montana, 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 150 183 260 260 306 359 385 339 271 231 196 186
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 7m 10h 22m 11h 57m 13h 34m 14h 57m 15h 38m 15h 15m 14h 1m 12h 28m 10h 51m 9h 26m 8h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Billings, Montana, United States §

Billings experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 9 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Billings UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Billings, Montana, 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 6 8 9 11 10 9 8 5 3 2