Billings, Montana Weather
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Billings weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 2:29 PM MST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——66°39°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——66°44°0°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——65°41°-1°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——60°43°-5°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——59°42°-1°
- SundayNov 15Clear——61°40°+2°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——60°38°-1°
Air quality now AQI 24 · Good
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 1.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 1.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 1.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 9:01 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
Granite bones emerge from cover
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Billings at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 53°F (high 66°F, low 39°F), 15°F above the 38°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: May 4 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 2 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
16-Day Forecast — Billings
- Tue65°40°2%
- Wed66°44°6%
- Thu65°41°0%
- Fri60°43°0%
- Sat59°42°6%
- Sun61°40°5%
- Mon60°38°9%
- Tue55°44°21%
- Wed46°39°29%
- Thu44°34°25%
- Fri41°30°30%
- Sat38°23°23%
- Sun28°20°18%
- Mon43°22°13%
- Tue50°35°17%
- Wed56°36°13%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Billings
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Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 7) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar lists nothing to plant or harvest in November.
Sun & seasons in Billings
Billings sits in Yellowstone County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 43m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 40m — a swing of +7h 4m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Billings is the state’s largest city. The nearest town Billings tracks is Sunnybrook Colony, roughly 193 miles to the NNW.
Air quality in Billings
Air quality in Billings’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2023 (median AQI 29). See the full air-quality history for Billings.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| October | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
Billings peaks at about 73°F in July and bottoms near 27°F in January; May brings the heaviest rain (2.4 inches) and January the least (0.6 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 0.6″ | 7 |
| February | 29° | 0.6″ | 7 |
| March | 38° | 0.9″ | 9 |
| April | 46° | 1.7″ | 10 |
| May | 55° | 2.4″ | 12 |
| June | 65° | 2.2″ | 11 |
| July | 73° | 1.2″ | 8 |
| August | 72° | 0.9″ | 6 |
| September | 61° | 1.4″ | 7 |
| October | 48° | 1.4″ | 8 |
| November | 36° | 0.6″ | 6 |
| December | 28° | 0.6″ | 6 |
Regional context
Similar climates Lockwood, MT, Acton, MT, Laurel, MT
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Billings runs from a 27°F January mean to 73°F in July, a 46°F seasonal spread, with near 14.3 inches of precipitation across about 97 wet days.
Billings's rain peaks in summer: May brings 2.4 inches over 12.2 thunderstorm-fed days, while January sees just 0.6 inches across 6.6 days under cooler, drier air. That summer-storm rhythm groups Billings with places like Lockwood, MT, Acton, MT and Laurel, MT.
Billings reaches its last hard frost near May 4; that is the cue for kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. Billings's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Billings's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. Frost returns to Billings near October 7, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Billings freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Lockwood, MT, Acton, MT, Laurel, MT, Huntley, MT, Shepherd, MT.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Billings?
- Frost typically leaves Billings by May 4 and returns to Billings near October 7.
- What is the rainy season in Billings?
- Billings sees its heaviest rain in May (around 2.4 inches), part of roughly 14 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Billings?
- Billings peaks in July, when the mean runs near 73°F.
- What is the coldest month in Billings?
- January is Billings's coldest month, averaging about 27°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Billings?
- Around May 4, start frost-hardy crops in Billings; tomatoes and basil belong a fortnight later.
- How many rainy days does Billings get?
- Billings records around 97 days of measurable precipitation annually.
- What hardiness zone is Billings?
- Since January in Billings averages 27°F, Billings's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Billings?
- Billings's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Billings?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Billings in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Billings?
- Current conditions for Billings and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Billings forecast updated?
- The Billings forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Billings?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Billings are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Billings?
- The next few days in Billings's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Billings sits at 45.8°N; its climate zone is cold semi-arid (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Billings
- 59101
- 59102
- 59104
- 59105
- 59106
- 59107
- 59108
- 59115
- 59116
- 59117