Billings weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Billings is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with August and September close behind. Billings averages about 2,701 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 32 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,701
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 89/100
- Rain / year
- 430 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 117k
- Elevation
- 1,082 m
When is the best time to visit Billings?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Billings is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 16 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Billings?
Billings gets a lot of sun: around 2,701 hours a year. 89 Sunshine Score points separate July (89) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #142 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 44% of the annual 430 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 16 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -8° / 18°F | 19 mm | 2 |
| March | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -3° / 27°F | 25 mm | 3 |
| April | 43 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 47 mm | 5 |
| May | 81 | 20° / 68°F | 6° / 43°F | 78 mm | 6 |
| June | 83 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 65 mm | 8 |
| July | 89 | 32° / 90°F | 16° / 61°F | 32 mm | 8 |
| August | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 15° / 59°F | 33 mm | 7 |
| September | 88 | 24° / 75°F | 9° / 48°F | 37 mm | 5 |
| October | 51 | 15° / 59°F | 2° / 36°F | 41 mm | 3 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 19 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -7° / 19°F | 18 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Bozeman United States · 203 km · best in Jul · 2,641 h sun/yr
- Great Falls United States · 285 km · best in Jul · 2,659 h sun/yr
- Jackson Hole United States · 300 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
- Idaho Falls United States · 378 km · best in Jul · 2,995 h sun/yr
- Missoula United States · 443 km · best in Jul · 2,308 h sun/yr
- Rapid City United States · 474 km · best in Sep · 2,793 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Cody United States · 148 km · 2,797 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Sheridan United States · 168 km · 2,830 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- West Yellowstone United States · 237 km · 2,635 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Helena United States · 279 km · 2,679 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
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