Pocatello, ID Weather & Climate Normals
Pocatello's real weather, in one number
Pocatello, ID scores 44/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Pocatello's hottest and coldest months
Pocatello's hottest month is Jul, averaging 75°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 29°F, a 46.3°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Pocatello's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 21°F | 1.08in | 5.5in |
| Feb | 41°F | 22°F | 0.95in | 6.7in |
| Mar | 52°F | 31°F | 1.31in | 3.3in |
| Apr | 61°F | 37°F | 1.42in | 1.4in |
| May | 71°F | 44°F | 1.46in | 0.2in |
| Jun | 80°F | 52°F | 1.16in | 0in |
| Jul | 91°F | 59°F | 0.55in | 0in |
| Aug | 89°F | 57°F | 0.85in | 0in |
| Sep | 78°F | 49°F | 1.02in | 0in |
| Oct | 63°F | 38°F | 1.04in | 0.6in |
| Nov | 47°F | 29°F | 0.96in | 2.9in |
| Dec | 36°F | 21°F | 1.17in | 9.1in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Pocatello at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Pocatello
Pocatello averages 12.97in of precipitation a year across roughly 89 days with measurable rain or snow, and 29.7in of snow a year.
Where Pocatello ranks
Pocatello ranks 3688 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 11 of 36 within ID. About 58,231 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Pocatello City, ID US, 0.8 miles from Pocatello, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
How the comfort score is calculated · Why some cities show no snow or rain figure