Chelan, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHELAN, WA US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Chelan has an annual average temperature of 50.1°F with about 12 inches of precipitation per year and 20.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 87.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.6°F). December is typically the wettest month (1.83 in) and August the driest (0.32 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,823
Cooling need
471

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

113 of 366 (30.9%) of Chelan'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
48
1970s
59
1980s
37
1990s
36
2000s
42
2010s
57
2020s
73

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 34.3°F 21.6°F 28.0°F 1.52 in 7.7 in 9
February 41.7°F 24.3°F 33.0°F 1.22 in 2.0 in 7
March 51.9°F 30.3°F 41.1°F 1.09 in 0.7 in 7
April 62.1°F 37.5°F 49.8°F 0.75 in 5
May 71.9°F 46.2°F 59.0°F 1.05 in 6
June 77.9°F 53.0°F 65.4°F 0.87 in 5
July 86.6°F 59.1°F 72.8°F 0.42 in 3
August 87.0°F 58.1°F 72.5°F 0.32 in 2
September 77.2°F 49.2°F 63.2°F 0.34 in 2
October 62.2°F 38.8°F 50.5°F 1.04 in 6
November 45.7°F 29.5°F 37.6°F 1.51 in 1.4 in 9
December 34.9°F 22.6°F 28.7°F 1.83 in 8.7 in 10

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