Metolius, OR

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Metolius has an annual average temperature of 46.9°F with about 9.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 85.8°F), and the coldest is December (average low 21.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (1.15 in) and August the driest (0.25 in).

Annual swing
34.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,531
Cooling need
15

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

22 of 366 (6%) of Metolius'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
9
1920s
50
1930s
68
1940s
27
1950s
18
1960s
37
1970s
38
1980s
26
1990s
55
2000s
14
2010s
14
2020s
10

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 41.9°F 22.5°F 32.2°F 0.87 in 8
February 45.6°F 23.2°F 34.4°F 1.00 in 8
March 53.4°F 26.2°F 39.8°F 0.71 in 7
April 59.6°F 28.8°F 44.2°F 0.90 in 8
May 68.4°F 35.9°F 52.2°F 1.12 in 8
June 75.2°F 40.8°F 58.0°F 0.67 in 5
July 85.8°F 45.3°F 65.5°F 0.37 in 2
August 85.4°F 44.3°F 64.8°F 0.25 in 2
September 76.9°F 37.5°F 57.2°F 0.37 in 3
October 62.8°F 29.8°F 46.3°F 0.94 in 6
November 48.9°F 25.5°F 37.2°F 1.01 in 8
December 40.7°F 21.3°F 31.0°F 1.15 in 9

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