Best Time to Visit Yellowstone National Park

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

    Best months:
    March
    April
    May
    June
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    Jan
    Good-10.05°C45.6mm
    Feb
    Good-10.24°C63mm
    Mar
    Great-6.39°C67mm
    Apr
    Great-3.25°C61.3mm
    May
    Great2.21°C66mm
    Jun
    Great8.84°C60.7mm
    Jul
    Great14.92°C28.6mm
    Aug
    Great14.16°C54.8mm
    Sep
    Great9.91°C44.6mm
    Oct
    Great2.27°C57.2mm
    Nov
    Great-6°C44.5mm
    Dec
    Good-8.72°C56.6mm
    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.