Current Drought Conditions for Idaho - July 21, 2026
Idaho Drought Report
As of July 21, 2026 approximately 78% (64,770 square miles) of Idaho is under active drought conditions, with an additional 12% (9,746 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Idaho: 23.2% (19,362 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 19.8% (16,507 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 26.1% (21,845 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 8.4% (7,055 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
The interactive map below shows current Idaho 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 | 9,746 | 11.7% | 11.7% |
| Moderate Drought | 19,362 | 23.2% | 23.2% |
| Severe Drought | 16,507 | 19.8% | 19.8% |
| Extreme Drought | 21,845 | 26.1% | 26.1% |
| Exceptional Drought | 7,055 | 8.4% | 8.4% |
Idaho 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 Idaho
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Extreme Drought |
| Acequia | Extreme Drought |
| Albion | Exceptional Drought |
| American Falls | Extreme Drought |
| Ammon | Extreme Drought |
| Arco | Severe Drought |
| Arimo | Extreme Drought |
| Ashton | Extreme Drought |
| Athol | Severe Drought |
| Bancroft | Extreme Drought |
| Basalt | Extreme Drought |
| Bellevue | Moderate Drought |
| Bennington | Severe Drought |
| Blackfoot | Extreme Drought |
| Blanchard | Moderate Drought |
| Bliss | Extreme Drought |
| Bloomington | Severe Drought |
| Bonners Ferry | Moderate Drought |
| Bovill | Severe Drought |
| Buhl | Extreme Drought |
| Burley | Extreme Drought |
| Caldwell | Abnormally Dry |
| Cambridge | Moderate Drought |
| Carey | Severe Drought |
| Cascade | Abnormally Dry |
| Challis | Moderate Drought |
| Chubbuck | Extreme Drought |
| Clark Fork | Moderate Drought |
| Clifton | Severe Drought |
| Coeur d'Alene | Severe Drought |
| Cottonwood | Moderate Drought |
| Council | Moderate Drought |
| Craigmont | Moderate Drought |
| Culdesac | Moderate Drought |
| Dalton Gardens | Severe Drought |
| Dayton | Severe Drought |
| De Smet | Severe Drought |
| Deary | Severe Drought |
| Declo | Extreme Drought |
| Dietrich | Extreme Drought |
| Dover | Moderate Drought |
| Downey | Extreme Drought |
| Driggs | Extreme Drought |
| Dubois | Severe Drought |
| Eagle | Abnormally Dry |
| East Hope | Moderate Drought |
| Eden | Extreme Drought |
| Elk River | Severe Drought |
| Emmett | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairfield | Severe Drought |
| Ferdinand | Moderate Drought |
| Fernan Lake Village | Severe Drought |
| Filer | Extreme Drought |
| Firth | Extreme Drought |
| Fort Hall | Extreme Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Freedom | Extreme Drought |
| Fruitland | Abnormally Dry |
| Garden City | Abnormally Dry |
| Garden Valley | Abnormally Dry |
| Genesee | Severe Drought |
| Georgetown | Severe Drought |
| Glenns Ferry | Extreme Drought |
| Gooding | Extreme Drought |
| Grace | Severe Drought |
| Grand View | Extreme Drought |
| Grangeville | Moderate Drought |
| Greenleaf | Abnormally Dry |
| Groveland | Extreme Drought |
| Hagerman | Extreme Drought |
| Hailey | Moderate Drought |
| Hamer | Extreme Drought |
| Hansen | Extreme Drought |
| Harrison | Severe Drought |
| Hauser | Moderate Drought |
| Hayden | Severe Drought |
| Hayden Lake | Severe Drought |
| Hazelton | Extreme Drought |
| Heyburn | Extreme Drought |
| Hollister | Exceptional Drought |
| Homedale | Abnormally Dry |
| Horseshoe Bend | Abnormally Dry |
| Huetter | Severe Drought |
| Idaho City | Moderate Drought |
| Idaho Falls | Extreme Drought |
| Inkom | Extreme Drought |
| Iona | Extreme Drought |
| Irwin | Extreme Drought |
| Island Park | Severe Drought |
| Jerome | Extreme Drought |
| Juliaetta | Severe Drought |
| Kamiah | Moderate Drought |
| Kellogg | Severe Drought |
| Kendrick | Severe Drought |
| Ketchum | Moderate Drought |
| Kimberly | Extreme Drought |
| Kooskia | Moderate Drought |
| Kootenai | Moderate Drought |
| Kuna | Abnormally Dry |
| Lapwai | Severe Drought |
| Lava Hot Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Lewiston | Severe Drought |
| Lewisville | Extreme Drought |
| Lincoln | Extreme Drought |
| Mackay | Severe Drought |
| Malad City | Extreme Drought |
| Malta | Exceptional Drought |
| Marsing | Abnormally Dry |
| McCall | Moderate Drought |
| McCammon | Extreme Drought |
| Melba | Moderate Drought |
| Menan | Extreme Drought |
| Meridian | Abnormally Dry |
| Middleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Midvale | Moderate Drought |
| Minidoka | Extreme Drought |
| Montpelier | Severe Drought |
| Moore | Severe Drought |
| Moreland | Extreme Drought |
| Moscow | Severe Drought |
| Mountain Home | Severe Drought |
| Moyie Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Mud Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Mullan | Severe Drought |
| Murtaugh | Extreme Drought |
| Nampa | Abnormally Dry |
| New Meadows | Moderate Drought |
| New Plymouth | Abnormally Dry |
| Newdale | Extreme Drought |
| Nezperce | Moderate Drought |
| Notus | Abnormally Dry |
| Oakley | Exceptional Drought |
| Oldtown | Moderate Drought |
| Onaway | Severe Drought |
| Orofino | Moderate Drought |
| Osburn | Severe Drought |
| Paris | Severe Drought |
| Parker | Extreme Drought |
| Parma | Abnormally Dry |
| Paul | Extreme Drought |
| Payette | Moderate Drought |
| Peck | Severe Drought |
| Pierce | Abnormally Dry |
| Pinehurst | Severe Drought |
| Plummer | Severe Drought |
| Pocatello | Extreme Drought |
| Ponderay | Moderate Drought |
| Post Falls | Severe Drought |
| Potlatch | Severe Drought |
| Preston | Severe Drought |
| Priest River | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton | Severe Drought |
| Rathdrum | Severe Drought |
| Rexburg | Extreme Drought |
| Richfield | Extreme Drought |
| Rigby | Extreme Drought |
| Riggins | Abnormally Dry |
| Ririe | Extreme Drought |
| Riverside | Extreme Drought |
| Roberts | Extreme Drought |
| Rockford | Extreme Drought |
| Rockford Bay | Severe Drought |
| Rockland | Extreme Drought |
| Rupert | Extreme Drought |
| Salmon | Abnormally Dry |
| Sandpoint | Moderate Drought |
| Shelley | Extreme Drought |
| Shoshone | Extreme Drought |
| Smelterville | Severe Drought |
| Smiths Ferry | Abnormally Dry |
| Soda Springs | Severe Drought |
| Spirit Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Star | Abnormally Dry |
| Stites | Moderate Drought |
| Sugar City | Extreme Drought |
| Sun Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Swan Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Sweetwater | Moderate Drought |
| Teton | Extreme Drought |
| Tetonia | Extreme Drought |
| Troy | Severe Drought |
| Twin Falls | Extreme Drought |
| Tyhee | Extreme Drought |
| Ucon | Extreme Drought |
| Victor | Extreme Drought |
| Wallace | Severe Drought |
| Wardner | Severe Drought |
| Weippe | Moderate Drought |
| Weiser | Moderate Drought |
| Wendell | Extreme Drought |
| Weston | Severe Drought |
| Wilder | Abnormally Dry |
| Winchester | Moderate Drought |
| Worley | Severe Drought |
| Yellow Pine | Moderate Drought |