2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
The Dalles, OR vs Yakima, WA

Highlights

On average, there are 199 sunny days per year in Yakima. The Dalles averages 177 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Yakima, Washington gets 8.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. The Dalles, Oregon gets 18.4 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Yakima averages 18 inches of snow per year. The Dalles averages 13.7 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Yakima, Washington
Summer High: the July high is around 88.1 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24.4
Rain: averages 8.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

The Dalles, Oregon
Summer High: the July high is around 86.4 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 30.1
Rain: averages 18.4 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 13.7 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Yakima is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Washington.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for The Dalles is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Oregon.

Today's Weather - The Dalles, OR

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Today's Weather - Yakima, WA

63°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: The Dalles / Yakima

August is the hottest month for The Dalles with an average high temperature of 86.6°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oregon. In The Dalles, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for The Dalles are June, September and May.

July is the hottest month for Yakima with an average high temperature of 88.1°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Washington. In Yakima, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Yakima are September, June and May.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for The Dalles with an average of 29.5°. This is colder than most places in Oregon.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Yakima with an average of 23.1°. This is colder than most places in Washington.

In The Dalles, there are 32.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oregon.

In Yakima, there are 28.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Washington.

In The Dalles, there are 77.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oregon.

In Yakima, there are 125.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Washington.

In The Dalles, there are 0.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oregon.

In Yakima, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Washington.

December is the wettest month in The Dalles with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 49% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.4 inches in The Dalles means that it is drier than most places in Oregon.


December is the wettest month in Yakima with 1.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 38% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 8.5 inches in Yakima means that it is one of the driest places in Washington.

November is the rainiest month in The Dalles with 15.3 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 1.7 rainy days. There are 105.0 rainy days annually in The Dalles, which is less rainy than most places in Oregon. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 40% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 8% chance of a rainy day.

December is the rainiest month in Yakima with 10.8 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 2.1 rainy days. There are 73.2 rainy days annually in Yakima, which is one of the least rainy places in Washington. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 37% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 13.7 inches in The Dalles means that it is snowier than most places in Oregon.

An annual snowfall of 18.0 inches in Yakima means that it is snowier than most places in Washington.

January is the snowiest month in The Dalles with 4.8 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Yakima with 8.0 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.