Zip 83468 (Tendoy, ID) Climate


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United States / Idaho / No Metro Area / Lemhi County / No City / Tendoy (zip 83468)
Tendoy, ID experiences a warm and dry climate with long, hot summers and relatively cold winters. Summers in Tendoy are sunny and temperatures can reach as high as 95°F on the hottest days. Winters are cold but still mild with temperatures rarely dropping below 10°F. Precipitation is quite low throughout the year, typically only receiving around 6 inches a year.

Tendoy (zip 83468), Idaho gets 11 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tendoy (zip 83468) averages 35 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 160 sunny days per year in Tendoy (zip 83468). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tendoy (zip 83468) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 88 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 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 11 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 35 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 83468 zip code is 6.6 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Idaho.

8.8 Summer - 4 Winter
August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 83468 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

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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 the 83468 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Idaho. In the 83468 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 83468 zip code are June, August and September.
In the 83468 zip code, there are 14.7 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 83468 zip code with an average of 10.7°. This is colder than most places in Idaho.
In the 83468 zip code, there are 189.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Idaho.
In the 83468 zip code, there are 14.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Idaho.
Humidity is very low in the 83468 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.
June is the wettest month in the 83468 zip code with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.5 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 36% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 10.9 inches in the 83468 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Idaho.
June is the rainiest month in the 83468 zip code with 10.3 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 5.3 rainy days. There are 88.3 rainy days annually in the 83468 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Idaho. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 35.4 inches in the 83468 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Idaho. December is the snowiest month in the 83468 zip code with 10.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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