Madras, OR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MADRAS 2 N, OR US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Madras has an annual average temperature of 49°F with about 11.2 inches of precipitation per year and 14.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 23.2°F). December is typically the wettest month (1.56 in) and August the driest (0.30 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Annual swing
36°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,958
Cooling need
189

Best time to visit Madras

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of Madras'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.

1950s
51
1970s
57
1980s
73
1990s
90
2000s
74
2010s
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 43.0°F 24.3°F 33.7°F 1.41 in 5.3 in 10
February 45.9°F 25.1°F 35.5°F 1.07 in 2.2 in 8
March 54.0°F 28.4°F 41.2°F 0.86 in 1.2 in 7
April 60.6°F 31.2°F 45.9°F 1.10 in 0.1 in 8
May 69.4°F 38.6°F 54.0°F 1.30 in 8
June 76.9°F 44.3°F 60.6°F 0.78 in 5
July 87.1°F 49.5°F 68.3°F 0.41 in 3
August 86.4°F 49.6°F 68.0°F 0.30 in 2
September 77.6°F 43.3°F 60.4°F 0.34 in 3
October 63.0°F 35.1°F 49.0°F 0.85 in 6
November 49.3°F 28.3°F 38.8°F 1.22 in 1.1 in 8
December 41.3°F 23.2°F 32.3°F 1.56 in 4.2 in 10

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