Billings has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with Jul highs around 89°F and Jan lows near 16°F, and about 14 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mountains in the distance, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $271k.
Explore Billings on the mapTempsSummer afternoons 3°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (15 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Billings, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (the Front Range vs the Rocky Mountains), not the plateau setting of Billings, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (13 in vs 14 in), spread through the year, unlike Billings's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range vs the Rocky Mountains), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 2°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 14 in), spread through the year, unlike Billings's summer rains, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, big mountains nearby vs mountains in the distance at home (both the Rocky Mountains), not the plateau setting of Billings, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snow33% more rain and snow (19 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Billings, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance (the Front Range vs the Rocky Mountains), both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (12 in vs 14 in), falling mostly in summer, like Billings, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, no mountains on the horizon, unlike Billings, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 11°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (15 in vs 14 in), spread through the year, unlike Billings's summer rains, some winter snow.
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both have mountains in the distance, not the plateau setting of Billings, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41° | 16° | 0.5 |
| Feb | 45° | 19° | 0.5 |
| Mar | 54° | 26° | 1.0 |
| Apr | 63° | 34° | 1.7 |
| May | 72° | 43° | 2.2 |
| Jun | 81° | 51° | 2.3 |
| Jul | 89° | 57° | 1.4 |
| Aug | 89° | 55° | 0.8 |
| Sep | 78° | 45° | 1.4 |
| Oct | 65° | 35° | 1.4 |
| Nov | 49° | 24° | 0.6 |
| Dec | 39° | 15° | 0.5 |