Best year time to visit Yellowstone

General weather information about Yellowstone

Average annual temperature is 5.5 °C

Absolute maximum temperature: 28.4 °C

Absolute minimum temperature: -28.7 °C

Number of sunny days: 170 days

Number of rainy days: 139 days

Number of snow days: 56 days

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* Weather data for Yellowstone Canada is based on climate observations for 2026 year

Yellowstone air temperature forecast for each month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Absolute maximum temperature (°C)6.85.59.719.527.828.427.827.323.420.79.77.1
Average daytime temperature (°C)-3.3-3.4-1.010.321.722.422.722.618.510.43.82.1
Average temperature (°C)-6.5-8.1-7.14.114.916.817.417.013.15.4-0.2-2.2
Average night temperature (°C)-9.1-11.2-10.9-0.79.312.213.512.68.71.8-2.8-5.3
Absolute minimum temperature (°C)-21.0-28.7-19.6-4.94.96.18.97.62.8-9.5-9.6-10.9

Yellowstone monthly weather indicators

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight maximum duration (h)8.010.012.015.016.017.016.015.013.011.09.07.0
Daylight mean duration (h)8.19.811.914.015.917.016.514.812.710.68.67.5
Daylight minimum duration (h)7.08.010.013.015.016.015.013.011.09.07.07.0
Sunshine mean duration (h)4.54.98.310.512.711.612.010.89.56.55.54.1
Precipitation (mm)12208335418420396332156
Sunny days1782013141041114192020
Rainy days541121720272016746
Snow days91610500000565

Best time to visit Yellowstone:

The best time to visit Yellowstone during the most sunny months:

  • May — 12.7(h)
  • June — 11.6(h)
  • July — 12.0(h)
  • August — 10.8(h)

Months with the longest average daylight duration in Yellowstone:

  • May — 15.9(h)
  • June — 17.0(h)
  • July — 16.5(h)

The largest precipitation sum in Yellowstone is at

  • June — 184(mm)
  • July — 203(mm)
  • August — 96(mm)