Best Time to Visit Badlands National Park

    Month-by-month guide to visiting Badlands National Park. Compare temperatures, rainfall, and safari conditions across all 12 months. View the full Badlands National Park page for wildlife, lodges, and more.

    Best months:
    January
    February
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December
    Jan
    Great-2.84°C11.7mm
    Feb
    Great-2.94°C21mm
    Mar
    Great2.36°C29mm
    Apr
    Great6.63°C48.6mm
    May
    Great14.3°C67.1mm
    Jun
    Great21.61°C74.9mm
    Jul
    Excellent24.85°C43.2mm
    Aug
    Excellent23.91°C38mm
    Sep
    Excellent19.48°C27.9mm
    Oct
    Great10.04°C39.7mm
    Nov
    Great3.08°C6.7mm
    Dec
    Great-1.83°C21mm
    Great (4-5)
    Good (3)
    Poor (1-2)
    Best month

    Conditions are based on historical weather data from Open-Meteo and wildlife sighting records from GBIF and iNaturalist. Actual conditions may vary by year.