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United StatesOregonMorrow CountyClimate Station HEPPNER, OR US Distance 4.6 mi Normals 1991–2020

30-year climate normals

Morrow County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

86.8°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 27.2°F.

Morrow County gets 13.09" of precipitation a year and 12.8" of snow, and 35% of it falls in Mar, Apr, May.

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 43.6° 27.6° 1.32" 3.0"
February 47.4° 29.2° 1.07" 3.4"
March 54.7° 33.6° 1.36" 0.9"
April 60.8° 37.8° 1.46" 0.1"
May 69.4° 44.5° 1.71" 0.0"
June 76.6° 49.5° 1.35" 0.0"
July 86.8° 55.1° 0.31" 0.0"
August 86.1° 54.7° 0.28" 0.0"
September 77.3° 48.3° 0.43" 0.0"
October 63.8° 39.5° 1.17" 0.2"
November 51.0° 32.2° 1.37" 0.9"
December 42.5° 27.2° 1.26" 4.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 35% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 1.32"
February 1.07"
March 1.36"
April 1.46"
May 1.71"
June 1.35"
July 0.31"
August 0.28"
September 0.43"
October 1.17"
November 1.37"
December 1.26"
Annual total 13.09"

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 531
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,380
Approximate annual cooling cost At 16.27¢/kWh, Oregon average $86
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $306

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 Morrow County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Morrow County?

Morrow County averages a high of 86.8°F in July and a low of 27.2°F in December. Annual precipitation is 13.09 inches, including 12.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Morrow County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 35% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Morrow County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 86.8°F. That drives 531 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Morrow County?

Yes. Morrow County averages 12.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HEPPNER, OR US (USC00353827), 4.6 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.