Carey, ID

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PICABO, ID US.

Dsb Mediterranean continental (warm summer) climate 6a USDA hardiness Zone 6a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Carey has an annual average temperature of 42.4°F with about 13 inches of precipitation per year and 45.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 7.1°F). December is typically the wettest month (1.80 in) and August the driest (0.23 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Annual swing
47.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,172
Cooling need
51

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

73 of 366 (19.9%) of Carey'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.

1950s
14
1960s
60
1970s
24
1980s
70
1990s
79
2000s
33
2010s
46
2020s
40

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 31.8°F 7.1°F 19.4°F 1.78 in 13.9 in 7
February 36.4°F 10.1°F 23.3°F 1.15 in 8.5 in 6
March 46.5°F 19.3°F 32.9°F 1.52 in 2.8 in 6
April 57.1°F 25.3°F 41.2°F 1.09 in 0.8 in 7
May 67.1°F 34.1°F 50.6°F 1.45 in 6
June 76.1°F 39.0°F 57.6°F 0.86 in 4
July 86.8°F 46.2°F 66.5°F 0.31 in 2
August 85.5°F 45.0°F 65.2°F 0.23 in 2
September 75.6°F 37.4°F 56.5°F 0.58 in 3
October 60.6°F 27.3°F 44.0°F 1.15 in 0.3 in 5
November 44.5°F 18.1°F 31.3°F 1.05 in 4.1 in 5
December 32.3°F 9.3°F 20.8°F 1.80 in 15.2 in 7

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