Zip 97817 (Bates, OR) Climate

Bates, OR has a typical Pacific Northwest climate with mild but wet winters and dry summers. It is generally cool and humid throughout the year, with average temperatures rarely dipping below freezing in the winter or rising above 75 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. Rainfall is common throughout the year, peaking in October and December and dropping off by April or May each year. Snowfall is rare and usually limited to higher elevations or coastal areas.

Bates (zip 97817), Oregon gets 19 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bates (zip 97817) averages 74 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 209 sunny days per year in Bates (zip 97817). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bates (zip 97817) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 115 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 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 19 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 74 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 97817 zip code is 6.2 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Oregon.

8.7 Summer - 3.7 Winter

July, August and September are the most pleasant months in the 97817 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bates, Oregon	United States
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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.

August is the hottest month for the 97817 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oregon. In the 97817 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 97817 zip code are July, August and September.

In the 97817 zip code, there are 8.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oregon.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 97817 zip code with an average of 13.8°. This is one of the coldest places in Oregon.

In the 97817 zip code, there are 224.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oregon.

In the 97817 zip code, there are 13.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Oregon.

Humidity is very low in the 97817 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.

December is the wettest month in the 97817 zip code with 2.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 35% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 18.7 inches in the 97817 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Oregon.

December is the rainiest month in the 97817 zip code with 14.4 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.3 rainy days. There are 115.1 rainy days annually in the 97817 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Oregon. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 34% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 73.9 inches in the 97817 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Oregon. December is the snowiest month in the 97817 zip code with 25.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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