South Cle Elum, WA
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CLE ELUM, WA US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
South Cle Elum has an annual average temperature of 46.5°F with about 24.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 81.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.2°F). November is typically the wettest month (4.07 in) and August the driest (0.47 in).
Best time to visit South Cle Elum
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →22 of 366 (6%) of South Cle Elum'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.
| 1890s | 2 | |
| 1900s | 38 | |
| 1910s | 21 | |
| 1920s | 48 | |
| 1930s | 61 | |
| 1940s | 39 | |
| 1950s | 27 | |
| 1960s | 30 | |
| 1970s | 21 | |
| 1980s | 21 | |
| 1990s | 20 | |
| 2000s | 14 | |
| 2010s | 12 | |
| 2020s | 12 |
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 | 35.0°F | 22.2°F | 28.6°F | 3.40 in | — | — |
| February | 40.7°F | 23.6°F | 32.2°F | 2.49 in | — | — |
| March | 48.9°F | 27.8°F | 38.3°F | 2.73 in | — | — |
| April | 57.3°F | 32.9°F | 45.1°F | 1.41 in | — | — |
| May | 66.1°F | 40.4°F | 53.3°F | 1.64 in | — | — |
| June | 71.9°F | 46.8°F | 59.4°F | 1.10 in | — | — |
| July | 81.1°F | 52.7°F | 66.9°F | 0.54 in | — | — |
| August | 81.4°F | 51.1°F | 66.3°F | 0.47 in | — | — |
| September | 72.9°F | 42.7°F | 57.8°F | 0.90 in | — | — |
| October | 57.8°F | 33.9°F | 45.9°F | 2.44 in | — | — |
| November | 43.2°F | 27.7°F | 35.4°F | 4.07 in | — | — |
| December | 34.3°F | 22.3°F | 28.3°F | 3.50 in | — | — |
Climate twins of South Cle Elum
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