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Billings weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weather
Billings swings 70°F across the year, from 88°F highs in July to 18°F lows in January, and May is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 14 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 99 days a year at 77°F or above, 55 of them at 86°F or above, 137 frost nights, and rain on 85 days.
Warmest month
July
88°F average high
Coldest month
January
18°F average low
Wettest month
May
14 in a year
Comfortable
2 months
June and September
Residents
117,000
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European
94/100 CheckWeather Score
Warm days
99 days
a year at 77°F or above
Frost nights
137 nights
a year below 32°F
Rain days
85 days
a year with 0.04 in or more
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Billings’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
NWS, American, European side by side around Billings and nearby towns.Live rain radar →
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Billings hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three models
Rain in the next 24 hours, model by model
each model's own hourly precipitation, side by side
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Billings 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they split
Today
Cloudy
52°32°
models agree
Tomorrow
Mostly clear
51°30°
models agree
Mon
Mostly clear
54°33°
models agree
Tue
Light drizzle
55°35°
models agree
Wed
Cloudy
56°36°
±4°
Thu
Cloudy
56°34°
±13°
Fri
Light snow
56°39°
±10°
Sat
Light snow
52°38°
±17°
Sun
Mostly clear
55°34°
±6°
Mon
Drizzle
58°37°
±11°
Tue
Partly cloudy
62°37°
±8°
Wed
Partly cloudy
62°40°
±17°
Thu
Cloudy
59°39°
±18°
Billings, Montana (MT) is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 88°F) and coldest in Jan (lows around 18°F), with roughly 14 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for Billings right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)
Jan
37°
18°
Feb
39°
19°
Mar
48°
26°
Apr
58°
33°
May
67°
43°
Jun
76°
52°
Jul
88°
60°
Aug
86°
60°
Sep
75°
49°
Oct
59°
36°
Nov
46°
26°
Dec
38°
20°
Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How Billings' weather has changed since 1995
30 years of daily data, 1995-2024, shown as change
+0.5°F
Around Billings, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is +0.5°F, within the normal swing from year to year.
1995each stripe is one year2024
cooler than averagearound averagewarmer than average
Days above 95°F
no clear change
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Frost nights
7 fewer nights a year
2015-2024 against 1995-2004, below 32°F. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Average wind
no clear change
2015-2024 against 1995-2004. Within the normal year-to-year swing
Bars: each year against the area's 30-year average. Dashed lines: the average of the first and the last ten years.
See the numbers year by year
Year
Temp vs average
Days >95°F vs avg
Frost nights vs avg
Wind vs avg
1995
−1.4°F
−8
+2
−3%
1996
−3.2°F
+2
+20
−0%
1997
−1.4°F
−11
+7
−0%
1998
+1.0°F
+2
−11
−5%
1999
+1.5°F
−1
−13
+2%
2000
+0.1°F
+6
+8
−3%
2001
+1.7°F
+2
+1
−5%
2002
−0.8°F
+3
+17
+4%
2003
+1.3°F
+16
−5
−0%
2004
+0.4°F
−6
−7
−3%
2005
−0.1°F
+6
−13
−3%
2006
+1.7°F
+6
−0
+2%
2007
+1.0°F
+11
−11
+4%
2008
−1.6°F
−4
+14
+7%
2009
−2.1°F
−10
+27
+2%
2010
−1.6°F
−8
+1
−5%
2011
−1.6°F
−6
+19
+7%
2012
+2.4°F
+13
−17
+4%
2013
−0.1°F
−5
+14
+4%
2014
−1.2°F
−10
+3
+4%
2015
+1.7°F
−2
−32
−3%
2016
+1.7°F
−0
−25
+4%
2017
+0.2°F
+3
−8
−0%
2018
−1.7°F
−6
+13
−5%
2019
−3.5°F
−9
+23
−3%
2020
+0.4°F
−5
+5
+7%
2021
+1.9°F
+15
−2
−0%
2022
+0.1°F
+12
−2
+4%
2023
+1.1°F
−5
−3
−10%
2024
+2.4°F
+3
−22
−7%
Source: NASA POWER daily data from the MERRA-2 reanalysis, 1995-2024. Each value describes a grid square of about 50 km around Billings, not a weather station, and a square that takes in sea or a large lake runs milder than the city itself. That is why this section shows change against the square's own 30-year average rather than counts you could compare with a local station. Rain and snow are left out because their long-term record in this dataset is not consistent over time. "Within the normal year-to-year swing" means the change is smaller than the usual differences between single years.
Which forecast is most accurate in Billings?
CheckWeather Score, graded against the weather that actually happened
Provider
CheckWeather-score
Temp
Wind
Rain
Run by
European ★ Best
94
/100rank #1
93±0.7°F
96±1.3 mph
9597% hit
ECMWF - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsReading, United Kingdom
American
86
/100rank #2
83±1.7°F
96±1.4 mph
8290% hit
NOAA / NCEP (United States)College Park, Maryland, USA
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separately
Day
Temperature
Rain
Today
±3°51° to 53°
±80%14% to 94% chance
Tomorrow
±4°48° to 52°
±2%0% to 2% chance
Mon
±4°52° to 56°
±3%2% to 5% chance
Tue
±4°54° to 58°
±3%27% to 30% chance
Wed
±4°54° to 58°
±14%16% to 30% chance
The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.
Sunrise and sunset in Billings
today, local time
Sunrise
07:43
Sunset
18:12
Daylight
10h 29m
Common questions
What's the weather in Billings today?
Saturday, October 24: NWS, the American and the European model agree on a high near 52° in Billings today. Tomorrow: mostly clear, around 51°, with a 2% chance of rain. The forecast on this page refreshes live.
Will it rain in Billings today or tomorrow?
Rain looks unlikely in Billings on Sunday, October 25: no model gives more than 2% (NWS 2%, American 2%, European 0%). On Saturday, October 24 the highest chance of rain from any model is 94%. The hourly strip and the model-by-model rain panel above update live.
Which forecast is most accurate for Billings?
Over the last 30 days, the European model has been the most accurate for Billings (CheckWeather Score 94/100), ahead of the American at 86. We grade every model against the recorded weather. See the US accuracy scoreboard for the full method.
What is the warmest month in Billings?
July is typically the warmest month in Billings, with average highs around 88°F.
How cold does Billings get?
The coldest month in Billings is January, when overnight lows average about 18°F.
How much rain does Billings get?
Billings sees roughly 14 in of precipitation a year, with May usually the wettest month.
Is Billings getting warmer?
Not clearly. In NASA's reanalysis for the area around Billings, the difference between 1995-2004 and 2015-2024 is 0.5°F, within the normal swing from year to year.
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