Spokane, WA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SPOKANE FELTS FLD, WA US.

Dsb Mediterranean continental (warm summer) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Spokane has an annual average temperature of 49.8°F with about 17.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 87.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 25.7°F). December is typically the wettest month (2.18 in) and August the driest (0.54 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
40.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,829
Cooling need
357

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

191 of 366 (52.2%) of Spokane'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
16
2000s
108
2010s
131
2020s
111

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 37.8°F 25.8°F 31.8°F 2.00 in 15
February 42.5°F 26.7°F 34.6°F 1.32 in 12
March 51.3°F 31.7°F 41.5°F 1.82 in 13
April 59.6°F 36.6°F 48.1°F 1.50 in 11
May 69.7°F 44.1°F 56.9°F 1.70 in 10
June 75.8°F 50.4°F 63.1°F 1.48 in 9
July 87.1°F 56.0°F 71.5°F 0.67 in 3
August 86.2°F 54.5°F 70.4°F 0.54 in 3
September 76.0°F 46.8°F 61.4°F 0.68 in 5
October 60.3°F 38.0°F 49.1°F 1.46 in 10
November 45.1°F 30.7°F 37.9°F 2.01 in 14
December 36.9°F 25.7°F 31.3°F 2.18 in 15

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