Lava Hot Springs, ID

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lava Hot Springs has an annual average temperature of 45°F with about 18.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.27 in) and July the driest (0.76 in).

Annual swing
46.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
7,377
Cooling need
189

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

149 of 366 (40.7%) of Lava Hot Springs'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.

1990s
11
2000s
142
2010s
129
2020s
84

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 31.9°F 14.0°F 23.0°F 1.99 in 11
February 36.5°F 17.2°F 26.8°F 1.32 in 10
March 46.9°F 25.0°F 36.0°F 1.91 in 10
April 56.1°F 31.3°F 43.7°F 1.76 in 11
May 66.2°F 38.5°F 52.4°F 2.27 in 10
June 76.2°F 44.7°F 60.5°F 1.32 in 7
July 87.2°F 51.0°F 69.1°F 0.76 in 5
August 85.7°F 48.7°F 67.2°F 1.05 in 6
September 74.8°F 40.7°F 57.8°F 1.43 in 6
October 59.7°F 32.0°F 45.8°F 1.40 in 8
November 44.4°F 23.6°F 34.0°F 1.34 in 8
December 32.9°F 15.2°F 24.1°F 1.70 in 12

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