Mackay, ID
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MACKAY LOST RVR RS, ID US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Mackay has an annual average temperature of 42.2°F with about 9.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 8.4°F). June is typically the wettest month (1.45 in) and February the driest (0.51 in).
Best time to visit Mackay
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →46 of 366 (12.6%) of Mackay'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 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 50 | |
| 1920s | 43 | |
| 1930s | 101 | |
| 1940s | 24 | |
| 1950s | 10 | |
| 1960s | 15 | |
| 1970s | 15 | |
| 1980s | 30 | |
| 1990s | 22 | |
| 2000s | 5 | |
| 2010s | 8 | |
| 2020s | 43 |
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 | 29.6°F | 8.4°F | 19.0°F | 0.75 in | — | 6 |
| February | 34.4°F | 12.2°F | 23.3°F | 0.51 in | — | 6 |
| March | 43.9°F | 21.8°F | 32.9°F | 0.72 in | — | 5 |
| April | 54.5°F | 29.0°F | 41.8°F | 0.88 in | — | 7 |
| May | 64.6°F | 37.0°F | 50.8°F | 1.23 in | — | 8 |
| June | 72.7°F | 43.3°F | 58.0°F | 1.45 in | — | 7 |
| July | 83.3°F | 49.8°F | 66.6°F | 0.65 in | — | 5 |
| August | 81.5°F | 47.9°F | 64.7°F | 0.68 in | — | 5 |
| September | 72.1°F | 40.4°F | 56.3°F | 0.77 in | — | 5 |
| October | 57.8°F | 30.7°F | 44.2°F | 0.84 in | — | 5 |
| November | 41.1°F | 19.3°F | 30.2°F | 0.53 in | — | 6 |
| December | 29.0°F | 9.5°F | 19.2°F | 0.87 in | — | 7 |
Climate twins of Mackay
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