Yellow Pine, ID Climate


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United States / Idaho / No Metro Area / Valley County / Yellow Pine / Zip Codes
The climate in Yellow Pine, ID is a temperate one with cold winters and mild summers. Winters are usually cold with temperatures ranging from highs of around 35°F and lows of 0°F. During the spring and fall months, days are warm and pleasant. Average high temperatures in the summer months reach around 80°F, while overnight lows dip to approximately 40°F. Precipitation is spread out throughout the year, with an average of about 20 inches per year falling mostly during the winter months as snowfall. Snow depths can reach several feet in some areas during peak winter months.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Yellow Pine is 6.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Idaho.

8.6 Summer - 3.1 Winter
July, August and September are the most pleasant months in Yellow Pine, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateYellow Pine, IdahoUnited States
  23.5 in.38.1 in.
  96.6 in.27.8 in.
  116.3 days106.2 days
  207 days205 days
  81.5°85.8°
  12.1°21.7°
  67
  3.94.3
  4764 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Yellow Pine with an average high temperature of 81.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Idaho. In Yellow Pine, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Yellow Pine are August, July and September.
In Yellow Pine, there are 8.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Idaho.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Yellow Pine with an average of 10.0°. This is colder than most places in Idaho.
In Yellow Pine, there are 229.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Idaho.
In Yellow Pine, there are 15.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Idaho.
Humidity is very low in Yellow Pine, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
November is the wettest month in Yellow Pine with 3.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 30% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.5 inches in Yellow Pine means that it is wetter than most places in Idaho.
November is the rainiest month in Yellow Pine with 13.1 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 116.3 rainy days annually in Yellow Pine, which is rainier than most places in Idaho. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 18% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 96.6 inches in Yellow Pine means that it is one of the snowiest places in Idaho. December is the snowiest month in Yellow Pine with 25.1 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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