Preston, ID
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PRESTON, ID US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Preston has an annual average temperature of 47°F with about 17.3 inches of precipitation per year and 52.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.24 in) and July the driest (0.74 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.
Best time to visit Preston
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →107 of 366 (29.2%) of Preston'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.
| 1960s | 20 | |
| 1970s | 12 | |
| 1980s | 39 | |
| 1990s | 87 | |
| 2000s | 77 | |
| 2010s | 69 | |
| 2020s | 62 |
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 | 32.3°F | 15.3°F | 23.8°F | 1.66 in | 13.5 in | 10 |
| February | 37.7°F | 18.3°F | 28.0°F | 1.40 in | 10.8 in | 10 |
| March | 50.3°F | 27.2°F | 38.8°F | 1.50 in | 5.1 in | 9 |
| April | 59.1°F | 32.9°F | 46.0°F | 1.89 in | 3.0 in | 10 |
| May | 69.1°F | 40.4°F | 54.8°F | 2.24 in | 0.2 in | 10 |
| June | 79.4°F | 46.8°F | 63.1°F | 1.24 in | — | 6 |
| July | 89.2°F | 53.5°F | 71.4°F | 0.74 in | — | 5 |
| August | 87.4°F | 52.4°F | 69.9°F | 0.81 in | — | 5 |
| September | 76.9°F | 43.0°F | 59.9°F | 1.48 in | — | 6 |
| October | 62.6°F | 33.4°F | 48.0°F | 1.59 in | 0.8 in | 7 |
| November | 46.5°F | 24.1°F | 35.3°F | 1.18 in | 4.9 in | 8 |
| December | 33.5°F | 16.5°F | 25.0°F | 1.57 in | 14.1 in | 10 |
Climate twins of Preston
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