Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 44 min5:23 am – 9:08 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 39 min7:52 am – 4:31 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 18°F14 in of rain a year, on about 39 dayswettest month May57 in of snow a year, on about 39 days32 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Billings Logan Intl Ap station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Elmolake · 3.7 miRattlesnake Buttepeak · 3.0 miRattlesnake Reservoirreservoir · 3.6 miMontana State University - Billingscollege · 6.7 miRocky Mountain Collegecollege · 7.2 miDovers Islandisland · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Elmo State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 122 acresHigh Sierra Parkpark · 4.5 miCastlerock Parkpark · 4.5 miRiverfront Parkstate park · 10.0 mi · 318 acresPictograph Cave State Parkstate park · 10.7 miDuck Creek Bridge Fishing Access Sitestate recreation area · 15.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 6 Jul 202149 mi away, near Melstone, MontanaMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 21 Jul 202332 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateYellowstone County, MT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality86% of days had good air in 2025315 of 365 days measured50 moderate daysMedian index 38, worst day 91main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Yellowstone County monitors, MT
Drinking waterCity of Billingsserves 114,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation3,420 ft1,042 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Vincent Healthcare Hospital7.0 miPost officeRonald Reagan Post Office4.8 miTown hallBillings City Hall7.6 miPoliceBillings Logan International Airport Police Division6.4 miFire stationShepherd Volunteer Fire Department - Station 23.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeMontana State University - Billings6.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportBillings Logan International Airport BIL6.2 miInterstateI-906.6 miUS highwayUS 871.6 miCoachBillingsExpress Arrow7.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 59104 ZIP area.
