Mitchell, OR

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mitchell has an annual average temperature of 48.6°F with about 13.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 25.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (1.94 in) and August the driest (0.46 in).

Annual swing
34.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,036
Cooling need
117

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Climate change signal

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78 of 366 (21.3%) of Mitchell'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
51
2000s
175
2010s
135
2020s
5

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 42.9°F 25.6°F 34.2°F 1.17 in 9
February 46.2°F 26.1°F 36.2°F 1.08 in 9
March 52.0°F 29.5°F 40.8°F 1.22 in 10
April 57.1°F 33.0°F 45.1°F 1.66 in 11
May 65.3°F 39.2°F 52.3°F 1.94 in 11
June 72.2°F 44.1°F 58.1°F 1.45 in 8
July 83.1°F 51.3°F 67.2°F 0.51 in 3
August 82.5°F 50.9°F 66.7°F 0.46 in 3
September 74.7°F 44.7°F 59.7°F 0.50 in 5
October 62.1°F 36.8°F 49.5°F 1.18 in 9
November 49.6°F 30.1°F 39.8°F 1.34 in 9
December 41.2°F 25.1°F 33.1°F 1.23 in 11

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