Milwaukie, OR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PORTLAND KGW-TV, OR US.

Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Milwaukie has an annual average temperature of 54.8°F with about 44.1 inches of precipitation per year and 3.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is August (average high 80.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (7.35 in) and July the driest (0.43 in). Snow typically falls from December through February.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
28°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,951
Cooling need
261

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

84 of 366 (23%) of Milwaukie'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.

1970s
50
1980s
75
1990s
75
2000s
65
2010s
55
2020s
46

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 46.9°F 37.3°F 42.1°F 6.36 in 1.3 in 20
February 50.5°F 38.8°F 44.7°F 4.74 in 1.4 in 16
March 55.8°F 40.9°F 48.3°F 4.83 in 18
April 60.7°F 44.2°F 52.5°F 3.63 in 17
May 68.0°F 49.4°F 58.7°F 2.58 in 12
June 72.9°F 53.3°F 63.1°F 1.49 in 9
July 80.3°F 57.9°F 69.1°F 0.43 in 3
August 80.6°F 58.6°F 69.6°F 0.54 in 3
September 74.9°F 55.1°F 65.0°F 1.58 in 7
October 62.9°F 47.9°F 55.4°F 3.96 in 13
November 52.3°F 41.6°F 46.9°F 6.58 in 19
December 45.9°F 37.3°F 41.6°F 7.35 in 0.9 in 20

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