Oregon City, OR

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Oregon City has an annual average temperature of 55.4°F with about 44.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 84.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 36.3°F). December is typically the wettest month (7.20 in) and July the driest (0.50 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
29°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,792
Cooling need
351

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

57 of 366 (15.6%) of Oregon City'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.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
6
1950s
48
1960s
39
1970s
46
1980s
49
1990s
70
2000s
41
2010s
36
2020s
31

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 48.3°F 36.7°F 42.5°F 6.54 in
February 52.5°F 37.5°F 45.0°F 4.46 in
March 58.0°F 39.8°F 48.9°F 4.78 in
April 63.5°F 43.3°F 53.4°F 3.84 in
May 70.9°F 48.4°F 59.7°F 2.54 in
June 76.2°F 52.9°F 64.6°F 1.79 in
July 83.9°F 57.0°F 70.5°F 0.50 in
August 84.1°F 57.5°F 70.8°F 0.56 in
September 77.9°F 52.9°F 65.4°F 1.64 in
October 64.9°F 46.5°F 55.7°F 4.23 in
November 53.4°F 40.5°F 47.0°F 6.73 in
December 47.3°F 36.3°F 41.8°F 7.20 in

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