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30-year climate normals

Adams County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 25.8°F.

Adams County gets 10.13" of precipitation a year and 14.6" of snow, and 39% of it falls in Nov, Dec, Jan.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 37.8° 26.5° 1.29" 6.5"
February 44.3° 28.9° 0.88" 2.0"
March 54.0° 33.0° 1.05" 0.7"
April 62.5° 36.9° 0.83" 0.1"
May 72.4° 43.1° 0.86" 0.0"
June 79.2° 48.7° 0.69" 0.0"
July 89.2° 54.6° 0.34" 0.0"
August 88.2° 54.2° 0.24" 0.0"
September 78.6° 46.8° 0.34" 0.0"
October 62.9° 37.7° 0.92" 0.0"
November 46.6° 31.0° 1.29" 1.1"
December 36.7° 25.8° 1.40" 4.2"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 39% falling in the wettest three months (Nov, Dec, Jan).

January 1.29"
February 0.88"
March 1.05"
April 0.83"
May 0.86"
June 0.69"
July 0.34"
August 0.24"
September 0.34"
October 0.92"
November 1.29"
December 1.40"
Annual total 10.13"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 590
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,736
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.95¢/kWh, Washington average $88
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $300

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Adams County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Adams County?

Adams County averages a high of 89.2°F in July and a low of 25.8°F in December. Annual precipitation is 10.13 inches, including 14.6 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Adams County?

The wettest stretch is Nov, Dec, Jan, which accounts for 39% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Adams County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.2°F. That drives 590 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Adams County?

Yes. Adams County averages 14.6 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station LIND 3 NE, WA US (USC00454679), 2.6 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Washington residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.