Boise weather by month

The best time to visit Boise is May, June and September — 94/100 in September, 27°C and 3 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (83/100 on average).

The worst month is December at 47/100 — cold, a little rain, clean air. See December →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit United States →

Boise🇺🇸 United States · Rockies · City94
  1. 51Jan
  2. 61Feb
  3. 73Mar
  4. 84Apr
  5. 92May
  6. 90Jun
  7. 72Jul
  8. 81Aug
  9. 94Sep
  10. 82Oct
  11. 66Nov
  12. 47Dec

Best season: March to May (83/100 on average) · worst December (47/100)

Days
27°C
Nights
12°C
Wet days
3
Sun
11 h
Humidity
41%
Daylight
13 h
Boise, United States
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Boise, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Boise is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan51D5°C9 d7 hPeak2
Feb61C8°C6 d8 hQuiet1
Mar73B13°C7 d9 hPeak1
Apr84A17°C6 d11 hBusy1
May92S23°C6 d12 hBusy—
Jun90S29°C4 d13 hBusy1
Jul72B35°C1 d14 hPeak3
Aug81A33°C1 d13 hPeak3
Sep94S27°C3 d11 hBusy2
Oct82A19°C5 d9 hShoulder—
Nov66C11°C4 d7 hPeak2
Dec47F4°C9 d6 hPeak3

What's on in Boise through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

March
  • Treefort Music Fest20 Mar – 5 Apr (usually)Festival
June
  • Float the Boise season20 Jun – 7 Sep (usually)Opening
July
  • Independence Day3–5 JulHoliday
  • Wildfire smoke season1 Jul – 20 Sep (usually)Hazard
August
  • Western Idaho Fair14–30 Aug (usually)Festival
November
  • Thanksgiving25–29 NovHoliday
  • Winter inversion15 Nov – 15 Feb (usually)Hazard
December
  • Christmas and New Year24 Dec – 1 JanHoliday

Everything on in Boise through the year →

Crowds in Boise in September

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

BusySummer break in United States(estimated)

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Traveller notes on Boise

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters describe March in Boise as genuinely transitional - it could feel like winter or like spring, sometimes both within the same day. Posters citing a mid-March spring break stretch reported daytime highs typically in the low 60sF with nighttime lows in the 30sF, alongside spring flowers and greenery starting to appear. Posters discussing wintry conditions that occasionally linger into late February or early March are consistent that any snow or cold snap this late in the season tends to resolve within a day or two rather than sticking around. Posters generally rate March as a genuinely mixed early-spring month for Boise, mild afternoons and chilly mornings the reliable pattern, with real day-to-day variability still worth planning around.
Tripadvisor community · March · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Forum regulars consistently pick September as prime time: mid-month temperatures run about 10 degrees cooler than late August (roughly 65F vs 75F), so you still get long warm days and comfortable nights without August's peak heat and fire risk. One poster's blunt reasoning: it's hot in August with a real chance of wildfire smoke, so September is when 'most tourists are gone and locals have their place back' - you also land right in the run of outdoor events like Jazz on the Grove and the weekly Alive After Five series. Worth a heads-up regardless: wildland fire smoke is possible in September, not guaranteed, but common enough that forum regulars flag it every year.
Tripadvisor community · September · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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