The climate of Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming
- United States of America)
Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the world.
The largest part of the park is located in Wyoming, smaller parts are
located in Montana and Idaho. The park was opened on 1 March 1872 by
president Ulysses Grant. Since the 1970s the park has been a Unesco
preservation site. Yellowstone is one of the main attractions of the
United States, every year more than 2 million people visit the park.
The biggest tourist attraction in the park is the Old Faithfull
Geyser. Every 90 minutes Old Faithful erupts which can shoot 32,000
liters of boiling water up to 50 meters into the air. In total more
than 1,000 thermal springs and more than 200 geysers can be found in
the park. Lake Yellowstone is the largest lake in the park, in some
points this lake is more than 600 meters deep. Most tourists come here
to go hiking, camping, sailing and fishing. During the summer forest
fires are not uncommon. Yellowstone National Park has a cold steppe
climate with low precipitation figures. Only during early spring
precipitation figures may be slightly higher. Winters are very cold
with longer periods with subzero temperatures. Especially nights are
cold during the winter. During the winter you are not allowed to go
camping in the park. During the summer it is pleasantly warm during
the day. Nights may still be cool. If you go camping during the summer
you will need a sleeping bag.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Yellowstone National Park:
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
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