Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park is a national park in the United States. It is part of the Badlands and Black Hills area.
Planning a visit
The weather varies by month. July and August are the warmest months, with daily highs of 31 °C and lows of 18 °C. The wettest period is May, which has about 80 mm of rain. The coldest months are January and December, when daily highs reach 3 °C and lows drop to -8 °C. In 2020, about 917,000 people visited the park.
Rapid City Regional Airport is the nearest airport, located 55 km away. Denver International Airport is a larger hub 469 km from the site. The park is 2,184 km from Washington, D.C. Badlands National Park is one of the 120 sights of the United States listed on this site and is ranked 111 in popularity among the country's sights based on English Wikipedia lookups.
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 31 °C. The wettest is May, with about 80 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| Average low, °C | -8 | -7 | -3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | -2 | -8 |
| Rainfall, mm | 10 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 80 | 69 | 52 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 15 | 10 |
| Rainy days | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
