Ephrata, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EPHRATA MUNI AP, WA US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ephrata has an annual average temperature of 51.5°F with about 7.6 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.5°F). December is typically the wettest month (1.13 in) and August the driest (0.18 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,514
Cooling need
636

Best time to visit Ephrata

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

68 of 366 (18.6%) of Ephrata'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
4
1950s
36
1960s
51
1970s
49
1980s
48
1990s
50
2000s
32
2010s
50
2020s
46

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 35.6°F 23.5°F 29.6°F 0.91 in 9
February 43.2°F 26.7°F 34.9°F 0.64 in 6
March 54.0°F 31.9°F 42.9°F 0.70 in 7
April 63.1°F 38.5°F 50.8°F 0.58 in 6
May 73.3°F 47.6°F 60.4°F 0.75 in 6
June 80.0°F 54.4°F 67.2°F 0.65 in 5
July 89.3°F 61.3°F 75.3°F 0.30 in 2
August 87.9°F 59.4°F 73.7°F 0.18 in 2
September 78.5°F 50.6°F 64.5°F 0.22 in 3
October 62.4°F 39.3°F 50.9°F 0.66 in 6
November 45.7°F 29.5°F 37.6°F 0.86 in 9
December 35.5°F 23.6°F 29.6°F 1.13 in 10

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