Goldendale, WA

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Goldendale has an annual average temperature of 48°F with about 16.5 inches of precipitation per year and 26.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 23.8°F). December is typically the wettest month (3.18 in) and July the driest (0.12 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Annual swing
37.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,270
Cooling need
165

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

36 of 366 (9.8%) of Goldendale'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.

1900s
12
1910s
45
1920s
30
1930s
41
1940s
45
1950s
26
1960s
36
1970s
7
1990s
31
2000s
45
2010s
32
2020s
16

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 37.9°F 23.9°F 30.9°F 2.75 in 10.2 in 14
February 44.0°F 25.1°F 34.5°F 1.78 in 3.5 in 11
March 51.8°F 29.1°F 40.5°F 1.61 in 0.6 in 11
April 59.2°F 32.7°F 45.9°F 1.09 in 9
May 68.7°F 39.3°F 54.0°F 1.04 in 8
June 75.6°F 44.6°F 60.1°F 0.55 in 4
July 86.1°F 49.7°F 67.9°F 0.12 in 1
August 86.1°F 49.2°F 67.6°F 0.15 in 2
September 77.3°F 41.6°F 59.5°F 0.44 in 4
October 62.2°F 33.6°F 47.9°F 1.36 in 10
November 46.8°F 27.8°F 37.3°F 2.43 in 2.7 in 13
December 36.9°F 23.8°F 30.4°F 3.18 in 9.6 in 15

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