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United States / Washington / Yakima Metro Area / Yakima County / Buena / Zip Codes
Buena, WA has a mild and pleasant climate for most of the year with warm summers and cool winters. Temperatures average around 55°F in the winter and 75°F in the summer months. The area is known for its dry air, minimal humidity, and low precipitation. It gets quite windy at times, but generally it's a fairly pleasant place to live with temperatures rarely exceeding 90°F or dropping below freezing.

Buena, Washington gets 8 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buena averages 16 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 201 sunny days per year in Buena. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buena gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 66 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 25
Rain: averages 8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

8.9 Summer - 5.1 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Buena, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 Buena with an average high temperature of 89.3°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Washington. In Buena, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buena are September, June and May.
In Buena, there are 38.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Washington.
December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buena with an average of 22.8°. This is colder than most places in Washington.
In Buena, there are 125.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Washington.
In Buena, there are 1.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Washington.
Humidity is low in Buena, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
December is the wettest month in Buena 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 8.0 inches in Buena means that it is one of the driest places in Washington.
December is the rainiest month in Buena with 9.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 2.1 rainy days. There are 65.7 rainy days annually in Buena, 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 16.2 inches in Buena means that it is snowier than most places in Washington. December is the snowiest month in Buena with 8.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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