Current Drought Conditions for Montana - June 9, 2026
Montana Drought Report
As of June 9, 2026 approximately 75% (109,758 square miles) of Montana is under active drought conditions, with an additional 10% (14,543 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Montana: 45.7% (67,258 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 23.1% (33,959 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 5.8% (8,541 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Montana drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 14,543 | 9.9% | 9.9% |
| Moderate Drought | 67,258 | 45.7% | 45.7% |
| Severe Drought | 33,959 | 23.1% | 23.1% |
| Extreme Drought | 8,541 | 5.8% | 5.8% |
Montana Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Montana
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Amsterdam | Severe Drought |
| Ballantine | Moderate Drought |
| Belgrade | Severe Drought |
| Big Sandy | Moderate Drought |
| Bozeman | Severe Drought |
| Broadus | Severe Drought |
| Brockton | Severe Drought |
| Busby | Moderate Drought |
| Cascade | Moderate Drought |
| Chester | Moderate Drought |
| Chinook | Severe Drought |
| Churchill | Severe Drought |
| Clyde Park | Severe Drought |
| Colstrip | Moderate Drought |
| Columbus | Severe Drought |
| Crane | Extreme Drought |
| Crow Agency | Moderate Drought |
| Culbertson | Extreme Drought |
| Custer | Moderate Drought |
| Cut Bank | Moderate Drought |
| Denton | Moderate Drought |
| Dillon | Extreme Drought |
| Dupuyer | Moderate Drought |
| Edgar | Severe Drought |
| Ekalaka | Severe Drought |
| Fairfield | Moderate Drought |
| Fairview | Moderate Drought |
| Fallon | Severe Drought |
| Forsyth | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Belknap Agency | Severe Drought |
| Fort Shaw | Moderate Drought |
| Frazer | Moderate Drought |
| Froid | Extreme Drought |
| Fromberg | Severe Drought |
| Geraldine | Moderate Drought |
| Geyser | Moderate Drought |
| Gildford | Moderate Drought |
| Glasgow | Abnormally Dry |
| Glendive | Extreme Drought |
| Grass Range | Moderate Drought |
| Hardin | Moderate Drought |
| Harlem | Severe Drought |
| Harlowton | Moderate Drought |
| Havre | Moderate Drought |
| Hays | Moderate Drought |
| Heart Butte | Abnormally Dry |
| Hingham | Moderate Drought |
| Hinsdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Hobson | Moderate Drought |
| Huntley | Severe Drought |
| Hysham | Moderate Drought |
| Joliet | Severe Drought |
| Joplin | Moderate Drought |
| Jordan | Moderate Drought |
| Kevin | Moderate Drought |
| Lame Deer | Moderate Drought |
| Laurel | Severe Drought |
| Lavina | Severe Drought |
| Lima | Extreme Drought |
| Livingston | Severe Drought |
| Lodge Grass | Moderate Drought |
| Lodge Pole | Moderate Drought |
| Malta | Abnormally Dry |
| Manhattan | Severe Drought |
| Medicine Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Melstone | Severe Drought |
| Miles City | Moderate Drought |
| Moore | Moderate Drought |
| Nashua | Moderate Drought |
| Park City | Severe Drought |
| Plentywood | Severe Drought |
| Plevna | Moderate Drought |
| Poplar | Severe Drought |
| Power | Moderate Drought |
| Pryor | Severe Drought |
| Roberts | Severe Drought |
| Roy | Severe Drought |
| Rudyard | Moderate Drought |
| Ryegate | Severe Drought |
| Saco | Abnormally Dry |
| Sand Coulee | Moderate Drought |
| Santa Rita | Moderate Drought |
| Savage | Extreme Drought |
| Scobey | Severe Drought |
| Shelby | Severe Drought |
| Shepherd | Severe Drought |
| Sheridan | Extreme Drought |
| Sidney | Severe Drought |
| Simms | Moderate Drought |
| Stanford | Moderate Drought |
| Starr School | Abnormally Dry |
| Stockett | Moderate Drought |
| Sunburst | Moderate Drought |
| Terry | Moderate Drought |
| Three Forks | Severe Drought |
| Ulm | Moderate Drought |
| Valier | Moderate Drought |
| Vaughn | Moderate Drought |
| Virginia City | Extreme Drought |
| Westby | Moderate Drought |
| Whitewater | Abnormally Dry |
| Wibaux | Moderate Drought |
| Willow Creek | Severe Drought |
| Wilsall | Severe Drought |
| Winifred | Severe Drought |
| Wolf Point | Moderate Drought |
| Worden | Moderate Drought |
| Wyola | Moderate Drought |
| Yaak | Abnormally Dry |
| Roundup | Severe Drought |
| Anaconda | Moderate Drought |
| Bearcreek | Severe Drought |
| Belt | Moderate Drought |
| Boulder | Abnormally Dry |
| Butte | Moderate Drought |
| Cardwell | Moderate Drought |
| Deer Lodge | Abnormally Dry |
| Emigrant | Moderate Drought |
| Ennis | Extreme Drought |
| Gallatin Gateway | Severe Drought |
| Gardiner | Moderate Drought |
| Heron | Moderate Drought |
| Jefferson City | Abnormally Dry |
| Montana City | Abnormally Dry |
| Noxon | Abnormally Dry |
| Pony | Severe Drought |
| Pray | Moderate Drought |
| Red Lodge | Moderate Drought |
| Sula | Abnormally Dry |
| Townsend | Moderate Drought |
| Troy | Abnormally Dry |
| Twin Bridges | Severe Drought |
| Walkerville | Moderate Drought |
| West Yellowstone | Moderate Drought |
| White Sulphur Springs | Severe Drought |
| Whitehall | Moderate Drought |
| Winston | Abnormally Dry |
| Fort Smith | Moderate Drought |
| Lewistown | Moderate Drought |
| Augusta | Moderate Drought |
| Basin | Abnormally Dry |
| Choteau | Moderate Drought |
| Clancy | Abnormally Dry |
| East Helena | Abnormally Dry |
| Reed Point | Severe Drought |
| Absarokee | Severe Drought |
| Alder | Extreme Drought |
| Ashland | Moderate Drought |
| Bainville | Severe Drought |
| Baker | Abnormally Dry |
| Belfry | Severe Drought |
| Big Timber | Moderate Drought |
| Billings | Severe Drought |
| Black Eagle | Moderate Drought |
| Brady | Moderate Drought |
| Bridger | Severe Drought |
| Broadview | Severe Drought |
| Browning | Abnormally Dry |
| Gibson Flats | Moderate Drought |
| Great Falls | Moderate Drought |
| Helena | Abnormally Dry |
| Rexford | Abnormally Dry |
| Winnett | Moderate Drought |
| Circle | Moderate Drought |
| Conrad | Moderate Drought |
| Muddy | Moderate Drought |
| King Arthur Park | Severe Drought |
| Fort Benton | Moderate Drought |
| Beaver Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Big Sky | Severe Drought |
| Boneau | Moderate Drought |
| Camp Three | Severe Drought |
| Herron | Moderate Drought |
| Lewistown Heights | Moderate Drought |
| Parker School | Moderate Drought |
| West Glendive | Extreme Drought |
| West Havre | Moderate Drought |
| North Browning | Moderate Drought |
| South Browning | Abnormally Dry |
| Sun Prairie | Moderate Drought |
| Fort Peck | Abnormally Dry |
| Azure | Moderate Drought |
| Sangrey | Moderate Drought |
| South Glastonbury | Severe Drought |