The climate of Yellowstone National Park (Idaho
- United States of America)
Yellowstone National Park 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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