30-year climate normals

Gooding County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.9°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 22.2°F.

Gooding County gets 9.81" of precipitation a year, and 41% 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.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	38.1°	22.2°	1.32"
February	44.9°	24.5°	0.86"
March	55.4°	30.6°	1.03"
April	62.4°	35.4°	0.83"
May	72.3°	43.5°	1.03"
June	81.6°	50.1°	0.57"
July	91.9°	55.9°	0.15"
August	90.5°	52.9°	0.18"
September	80.5°	44.4°	0.42"
October	65.9°	34.9°	0.73"
November	49.5°	27.4°	1.11"
December	37.8°	22.4°	1.58"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 41% falling in the wettest three months (Nov, Dec, Jan).

January 1.32"

February 0.86"

March 1.03"

April 0.83"

May 1.03"

June 0.57"

July 0.15"

August 0.18"

September 0.42"

October 0.73"

November 1.11"

December 1.58"

Annual total 9.81"

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 671

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,883

Approximate annual cooling cost At 12.35¢/kWh, Idaho average $83

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $254

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 Gooding County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Gooding County?

Gooding County averages a high of 91.9°F in July and a low of 22.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 9.81 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Gooding County?

The wettest stretch is Nov, Dec, Jan, which accounts for 41% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Gooding County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.9°F. That drives 671 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Gooding County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Gooding County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HAGERMAN 2 SW, ID US (USC00103932), 12.3 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, Idaho residential average.
Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.