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Climate of Billings: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Billings, with average daytime highs around 32°C. February is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -8°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 40°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 430 mm of rain in a typical year. Rainfall is modest in every month; May is the wettest at about 78 mm. The driest stretch is November to February, with under 20 mm a month.
For outdoor plans and travel, May to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Billings, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2° | -8° | 16 mm | 72% |
| Feb | 3° | -8° | 19 mm | 68% |
| Mar | 9° | -4° | 25 mm | 63% |
| Apr | 14° | 0° | 47 mm | 58% |
| May | 19° | 6° | 78 mm | 57% |
| Jun | 26° | 11° | 65 mm | 54% |
| Jul | 32° | 16° | 32 mm | 45% |
| Aug | 30° | 14° | 33 mm | 44% |
| Sep | 23° | 9° | 37 mm | 50% |
| Oct | 14° | 2° | 41 mm | 60% |
| Nov | 7° | -4° | 19 mm | 65% |
| Dec | 1° | -8° | 18 mm | 71% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Billings. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Billings weather
Billings is set in Montana's continental climate, ranging from northern plains to Rocky Mountain terrain, about 439 km east of Missoula. Summers bring warm days and cool nights (June–August). The year winds down with long, cold winters with heavy mountain snowfall. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Billings: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/Denver.
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Billings is about 439 km east of Missoula, in Montana.
Billings sees long, cold winters with heavy mountain snowfall.
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Billings's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Billings, with average daytime highs of about 32°C and nights around 16°C.
The coldest nights come in February, when the average low is about -8°C and daytime highs reach around 3°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Billings receives about 430 mm of rain in a typical year. May is the wettest month at roughly 78 mm; no month averages more than 100 mm.
May to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Billings, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Billings typically sees daytime highs near 7°C and lows near -4°C, with about 19 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 65%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
Up to 16 days ahead using the extended forecast and date picker above; further-out or historical dates use the same date lookup tool.
Live temperature for Billings is shown at the top of this page and refreshes automatically — see the hourly breakdown below for how it changes through the day.
Billings's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of Montana described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.