St. Helens, OR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SAINT HELENS RFD, OR US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

St. Helens has an annual average temperature of 51.6°F with about 0 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 79.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 32.9°F).

Pleasant months
4 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
29.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,932
Cooling need
120

Best time to visit St. Helens

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of St. Helens'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.

1970s
37
1980s
88
1990s
137
2000s
98
2010s
6

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 43.2°F 32.9°F 38.0°F in
February 47.1°F 33.2°F 40.2°F in
March 52.9°F 36.1°F 44.5°F in
April 58.7°F 40.1°F 49.4°F in
May 66.6°F 46.1°F 56.3°F in
June 71.6°F 50.4°F 61.0°F in
July 78.8°F 55.0°F 66.9°F in
August 79.3°F 54.9°F 67.1°F in
September 73.5°F 51.9°F 62.7°F in
October 60.5°F 44.7°F 52.6°F in
November 49.0°F 37.7°F 43.3°F in
December 42.0°F 33.1°F 37.6°F in
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