Current Drought Conditions for Idaho - May 26, 2026
Idaho Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 85% (71,447 square miles) of Idaho is under active drought conditions, with an additional 14% (11,654 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Idaho: 31% (25,913 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 24.1% (20,115 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 23.5% (19,627 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 6.9% (5,792 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 | 11,654 | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| Moderate Drought | 25,913 | 31% | 31% |
| Severe Drought | 20,115 | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| Extreme Drought | 19,627 | 23.5% | 23.5% |
| Exceptional Drought | 5,792 | 6.9% | 6.9% |
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 |
|---|---|
| Bliss | Severe Drought |
| Cottonwood | Moderate Drought |
| Dubois | Severe Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Genesee | Severe Drought |
| Glenns Ferry | Severe Drought |
| Grand View | Moderate Drought |
| Hagerman | Severe Drought |
| Lincoln | Extreme Drought |
| Middleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain Home | Moderate Drought |
| Murtaugh | Extreme Drought |
| Plummer | Severe Drought |
| Rexburg | Extreme Drought |
| Riverside | Extreme Drought |
| Rockford | Extreme Drought |
| Rupert | Extreme Drought |
| Teton | Extreme Drought |
| Weston | Severe Drought |
| Winchester | Moderate Drought |
| Ashton | Extreme Drought |
| Athol | Severe Drought |
| Bloomington | Severe Drought |
| Coeur d'Alene | Severe Drought |
| Driggs | Extreme Drought |
| Idaho City | Moderate Drought |
| Minidoka | Extreme Drought |
| Mullan | Moderate Drought |
| New Meadows | Moderate Drought |
| Paris | Severe Drought |
| Riggins | Moderate Drought |
| Wallace | Severe Drought |
| Yellow Pine | Abnormally Dry |
| Filer | Extreme Drought |
| Aberdeen | Extreme Drought |
| American Falls | Extreme Drought |
| Ammon | Extreme Drought |
| Arco | Severe Drought |
| Bennington | Severe Drought |
| Blackfoot | Extreme Drought |
| Blanchard | Moderate Drought |
| Bonners Ferry | Moderate Drought |
| Buhl | Extreme Drought |
| Carey | Severe Drought |
| Cascade | Moderate Drought |
| Chubbuck | Extreme Drought |
| Clark Fork | Moderate Drought |
| Council | Moderate Drought |
| Culdesac | Moderate Drought |
| Dalton Gardens | Severe Drought |
| Dietrich | Extreme Drought |
| Downey | Extreme Drought |
| Eagle | Abnormally Dry |
| East Hope | Moderate Drought |
| Eden | Extreme Drought |
| Elk City | Moderate Drought |
| Elk River | Severe Drought |
| Ferdinand | Moderate Drought |
| Firth | Extreme Drought |
| Fort Hall | Extreme Drought |
| Fruitland | Abnormally Dry |
| Garden City | Abnormally Dry |
| Garden Valley | Severe Drought |
| Grace | Severe Drought |
| Grangeville | Moderate Drought |
| Greenleaf | Abnormally Dry |
| Groveland | Extreme Drought |
| Hailey | Moderate 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 | Moderate Drought |
| Huetter | Severe Drought |
| Idaho Falls | Extreme Drought |
| Inkom | Extreme Drought |
| Island Park | Severe Drought |
| Jerome | Extreme Drought |
| Kamiah | Moderate Drought |
| Kellogg | Severe Drought |
| Kimberly | Extreme Drought |
| Kuna | Abnormally Dry |
| Lapwai | Severe Drought |
| Lava Hot Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Lewiston | Severe Drought |
| Lewisville | Extreme Drought |
| Malad City | Extreme Drought |
| Malta | Extreme Drought |
| Marsing | Abnormally Dry |
| McCall | Abnormally Dry |
| McCammon | Extreme Drought |
| Melba | Abnormally Dry |
| Meridian | Abnormally Dry |
| Midvale | Moderate Drought |
| Montpelier | Severe Drought |
| Moore | Severe Drought |
| Moreland | Extreme Drought |
| Moyie Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Nampa | Abnormally Dry |
| New Plymouth | Abnormally Dry |
| Newdale | Extreme Drought |
| Nezperce | Moderate Drought |
| Notus | Abnormally Dry |
| Oakley | Extreme Drought |
| Oldtown | Moderate Drought |
| Orofino | Moderate Drought |
| Osburn | Severe Drought |
| Parker | Extreme Drought |
| Parma | Abnormally Dry |
| Paul | Extreme Drought |
| Pierce | Moderate Drought |
| Pinehurst | Severe Drought |
| Pocatello | Extreme Drought |
| Post Falls | Severe Drought |
| Potlatch | Severe Drought |
| Priest River | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton | Severe Drought |
| Shelley | Extreme Drought |
| Sugar City | Extreme Drought |
| Swan Valley | Severe Drought |
| Tyhee | Extreme Drought |
| Albion | Extreme Drought |
| Arimo | Extreme Drought |
| Bancroft | Extreme Drought |
| Basalt | Extreme Drought |
| Bellevue | Moderate Drought |
| Caldwell | Abnormally Dry |
| Challis | Severe Drought |
| Clifton | Severe Drought |
| De Smet | Severe Drought |
| Declo | Extreme Drought |
| Dover | Moderate Drought |
| Emmett | Abnormally Dry |
| Freedom | Extreme Drought |
| Georgetown | Severe Drought |
| Iona | Extreme Drought |
| Irwin | Severe Drought |
| Ketchum | Moderate Drought |
| Kootenai | Moderate Drought |
| Mackay | Severe Drought |
| Mud Lake | Extreme Drought |
| Onaway | Severe Drought |
| Payette | Moderate Drought |
| Peck | Severe Drought |
| Ponderay | Moderate Drought |
| Preston | Severe Drought |
| Rathdrum | Severe Drought |
| Richfield | Severe Drought |
| Rigby | Extreme Drought |
| Ririe | Extreme Drought |
| Roberts | Extreme Drought |
| Rockford Bay | Severe Drought |
| Rockland | Extreme Drought |
| Salmon | Severe Drought |
| Sandpoint | Moderate Drought |
| Smelterville | Severe Drought |
| Spirit Lake | Moderate Drought |
| Star | Abnormally Dry |
| Stites | Moderate Drought |
| Sun Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Sweetwater | Moderate Drought |
| Tetonia | Extreme Drought |
| Twin Falls | Extreme Drought |
| Ucon | Extreme Drought |
| Victor | Severe Drought |
| Weippe | Moderate Drought |
| Weiser | Moderate Drought |
| Wendell | Extreme Drought |
| Wilder | Abnormally Dry |
| Worley | Severe Drought |
| Acequia | Extreme Drought |
| Bovill | Severe Drought |
| Burley | Extreme Drought |
| Craigmont | Moderate Drought |
| Dayton | Severe Drought |
| Deary | Severe Drought |
| Fairfield | Severe Drought |
| Gooding | Severe Drought |
| Hamer | Extreme Drought |
| Juliaetta | Severe Drought |
| Kendrick | Severe Drought |
| Kooskia | Moderate Drought |
| Moscow | Severe Drought |
| Shoshone | Severe Drought |
| Smiths Ferry | Severe Drought |
| Soda Springs | Severe Drought |
| Troy | Severe Drought |
| Wardner | Severe Drought |
| Fernan Lake Village | Severe Drought |
| Menan | Extreme Drought |
| Cambridge | Moderate Drought |