Zip 83443 (Ririe, ID) Climate

83443 Ririe, ID has a humid continental climate, which is characterized by warm summer days, cold winter nights, and an abundance of precipitation throughout the year. In the summer months, temperatures average in the mid to high 80s Fahrenheit while winter temperatures range from around 30 degrees at night to the low 40s during the day. Precipitation is abundant with an average of 36 inches of rain and snow combined annually. The area also experiences frequent thunderstorms in the spring and fall months.

Ririe (zip 83443), Idaho gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Ririe (zip 83443) averages 56 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Ririe (zip 83443). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Ririe (zip 83443) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 94 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 56 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 83443 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Idaho.

9 Summer - 3.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 83443 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Ririe, Idaho	United States
	13.5 in.	38.1 in.
	56.4 in.	27.8 in.
	94.2 days	106.2 days
	204 days	205 days
	83.9°	85.8°
	12.5°	21.7°
	6.5	7
	4.6	4.3
	5051 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.

August is the hottest month for the 83443 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Idaho. In the 83443 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 83443 zip code are June, September and July.

In the 83443 zip code, there are 10.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Idaho.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 83443 zip code with an average of 12.5°. This is colder than most places in Idaho.

In the 83443 zip code, there are 172.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Idaho.

In the 83443 zip code, there are 11.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Idaho.

Humidity is very low in the 83443 zip code, 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.

May is the wettest month in the 83443 zip code with 1.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 33% of yearly precipitation and 22% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.5 inches in the 83443 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Idaho.

December is the rainiest month in the 83443 zip code with 10.5 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 94.2 rainy days annually in the 83443 zip code, which is about average compared to other places in Idaho. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 56.4 inches in the 83443 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Idaho. December is the snowiest month in the 83443 zip code with 15.8 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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