Kennewick, WA

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

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Kennewick has an annual average temperature of 55.1°F with about 7.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 29.2°F). January is typically the wettest month (1.13 in) and August the driest (0.17 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
41.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,440
Cooling need
858

Best time to visit Kennewick

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Kennewick'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.

1890s
40
1900s
34
1910s
58
1920s
17
1930s
43
1940s
31
1950s
6
1960s
22
1970s
21
1980s
27
1990s
18
2000s
17
2010s
11
2020s
21

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 41.7°F 29.2°F 35.5°F 1.13 in 11
February 48.1°F 30.9°F 39.5°F 0.79 in 8
March 58.1°F 35.9°F 47.0°F 0.66 in 8
April 66.3°F 42.4°F 54.3°F 0.61 in 7
May 75.3°F 50.1°F 62.7°F 0.84 in 6
June 82.0°F 56.4°F 69.2°F 0.58 in 5
July 91.3°F 62.3°F 76.8°F 0.21 in 2
August 90.3°F 61.3°F 75.8°F 0.17 in 2
September 80.5°F 53.2°F 66.8°F 0.26 in 3
October 65.9°F 43.1°F 54.5°F 0.67 in 6
November 50.9°F 34.9°F 42.9°F 0.87 in 9
December 41.5°F 29.6°F 35.6°F 1.08 in 11

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