Umatilla, OR

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MCNARY DAM #2, OR US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Umatilla has an annual average temperature of 53.9°F with about 7.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 30.0°F). December is typically the wettest month (1.22 in) and July the driest (0.19 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,644
Cooling need
636

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

227 of 366 (62%) of Umatilla'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
37
2010s
201
2020s
128

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 41.1°F 30.0°F 35.6°F 0.88 in 13
February 46.2°F 31.7°F 38.9°F 0.70 in 10
March 55.5°F 35.2°F 45.4°F 0.76 in 11
April 62.9°F 41.5°F 52.2°F 0.70 in 8
May 71.9°F 48.1°F 60.0°F 0.75 in 7
June 79.2°F 54.3°F 66.7°F 0.45 in 6
July 88.5°F 60.5°F 74.5°F 0.19 in 2
August 87.7°F 60.8°F 74.3°F 0.25 in 2
September 78.0°F 53.4°F 65.7°F 0.40 in 3
October 64.3°F 44.1°F 54.2°F 0.74 in 9
November 50.6°F 35.3°F 42.9°F 0.87 in 10
December 41.2°F 30.7°F 36.0°F 1.22 in 14

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