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30-year climate normals

Hood River County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

79.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 27.3°F.

Hood River County gets 36" of precipitation a year and 53.9" of snow, and 51% 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° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 39.6° 27.4° 5.63" 16.6"
February 44.3° 28.2° 3.97" 8.8"
March 50.9° 31.5° 3.60" 4.1"
April 56.8° 35.2° 2.28" 1.0"
May 64.9° 40.9° 1.66" 0.0"
June 70.8° 45.2° 1.07" 0.0"
July 79.6° 49.0° 0.31" 0.0"
August 79.0° 48.5° 0.39" 0.0"
September 73.0° 43.4° 1.06" 0.0"
October 60.0° 36.4° 3.17" 0.2"
November 46.1° 31.3° 6.00" 5.0"
December 38.3° 27.3° 6.86" 18.2"

Rainfall by month

Hood River County has a distinct wet season. 51% of the year's precipitation arrives in Nov, Dec, Jan.

January 5.63"
February 3.97"
March 3.60"
April 2.28"
May 1.66"
June 1.07"
July 0.31"
August 0.39"
September 1.06"
October 3.17"
November 6.00"
December 6.86"
Annual total 36"

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 132
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,379
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.27¢/kWh, Oregon average $21
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $363

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 Hood River County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Hood River County?

Hood River County averages a high of 79.6°F in July and a low of 27.3°F in December. Annual precipitation is 36 inches, including 53.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Hood River County?

The wettest stretch is Nov, Dec, Jan, which accounts for 51% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Hood River County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 79.6°F. That drives 132 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Hood River County?

Yes. Hood River County averages 53.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station PARKDALE 1 NNE, OR US (USC00356466), 3.6 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, Oregon residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.