Pocatello weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Pocatello is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and September close behind. Pocatello averages about 2,918 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 19 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,918
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 413 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- 1,355 m
When is the best time to visit Pocatello?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Pocatello is August, then June and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 41 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Pocatello?
Pocatello gets a lot of sun: around 2,918 hours a year. 93 Sunshine Score points separate August (93) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #100 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 413 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0° / 32°F | -9° / 16°F | 41 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 35 mm | 2 |
| March | 15 | 10° / 50°F | -2° / 28°F | 42 mm | 4 |
| April | 44 | 14° / 57°F | 1° / 34°F | 44 mm | 5 |
| May | 88 | 21° / 70°F | 6° / 43°F | 45 mm | 7 |
| June | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 28 mm | 9 |
| July | 84 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 14 mm | 9 |
| August | 93 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 19 mm | 8 |
| September | 90 | 25° / 77°F | 10° / 50°F | 32 mm | 6 |
| October | 60 | 16° / 61°F | 3° / 37°F | 34 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -3° / 27°F | 34 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -8° / 18°F | 45 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Idaho Falls United States · 80 km · best in Jul · 2,995 h sun/yr
- Jackson Hole United States · 169 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
- Salt Lake City United States · 241 km · best in Aug · 3,123 h sun/yr
- Boise United States · 303 km · best in Sep · 2,989 h sun/yr
- Provo United States · 308 km · best in Jun · 3,122 h sun/yr
- Bozeman United States · 339 km · best in Jul · 2,641 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hailey United States · 153 km · 3,068 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Twin Falls United States · 162 km · 3,018 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Ogden United States · 197 km · 2,944 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- West Yellowstone United States · 231 km · 2,635 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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