Athol, ID

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BAYVIEW MODEL BASIN, ID US.

Dsb Mediterranean continental (warm summer) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Athol has an annual average temperature of 45°F with about 24.7 inches of precipitation per year and 27.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 80.2°F), and the coldest is December (average low 22.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (3.58 in) and July the driest (0.91 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Annual swing
36.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,203
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

50 of 366 (13.7%) of Athol's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1940s
17
1950s
53
1960s
38
1970s
45
1980s
38
1990s
49
2000s
65
2010s
25
2020s
36

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 34.7°F 22.6°F 28.7°F 2.38 in 8.7 in 13
February 38.0°F 23.3°F 30.7°F 1.83 in 3.2 in 10
March 45.3°F 27.7°F 36.5°F 2.50 in 1.8 in 12
April 54.1°F 32.8°F 43.4°F 2.06 in 11
May 64.0°F 39.1°F 51.6°F 2.33 in 10
June 70.5°F 45.2°F 57.9°F 1.93 in 9
July 80.2°F 49.7°F 64.9°F 0.91 in 4
August 79.5°F 49.0°F 64.2°F 0.92 in 4
September 68.9°F 42.2°F 55.5°F 0.99 in 5
October 54.1°F 33.2°F 43.6°F 2.16 in 10
November 41.6°F 27.4°F 34.5°F 3.06 in 1.4 in 13
December 34.4°F 22.3°F 28.4°F 3.58 in 12.1 in 14

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