Pocatello, ID

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from POCATELLO CITY, ID US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Pocatello has an annual average temperature of 50.2°F with about 13 inches of precipitation per year and 29.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (1.46 in) and July the driest (0.55 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
46.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,901
Cooling need
555

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

214 of 366 (58.5%) of Pocatello'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.

2000s
71
2010s
163
2020s
132

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 36.3°F 20.9°F 28.6°F 1.08 in 5.5 in 9
February 40.6°F 22.1°F 31.3°F 0.95 in 6.7 in 9
March 52.1°F 30.9°F 41.5°F 1.31 in 3.3 in 11
April 60.8°F 36.7°F 48.7°F 1.42 in 1.4 in 9
May 70.5°F 44.3°F 57.4°F 1.46 in 0.2 in 10
June 80.0°F 51.9°F 66.0°F 1.16 in 6
July 90.7°F 59.0°F 74.8°F 0.55 in 4
August 88.6°F 56.9°F 72.7°F 0.85 in 5
September 78.4°F 48.7°F 63.6°F 1.02 in 4
October 63.2°F 38.4°F 50.8°F 1.04 in 0.6 in 7
November 47.3°F 28.5°F 37.9°F 0.96 in 2.9 in 7
December 36.1°F 21.0°F 28.5°F 1.17 in 9.1 in 10

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