Zip 97732 (Crane, OR) Climate

Crane, OR, located in the high desert of southeastern Oregon, enjoys an arid climate with hot summers and cold winters. During the summer months, temperatures are typically quite warm during the day with lows at night cooling off into the 50s. Winters are generally chilly and dry although snowfall is possible on occasion. The area receives minimal precipitation throughout the year with most of it falling during the winter months. Crane experiences comfortable weather for most of the year making it a great place to live and work.

Crane (zip 97732), Oregon gets 11 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crane (zip 97732) averages 24 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 214 sunny days per year in Crane (zip 97732). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crane (zip 97732) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 77 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 17
Rain: averages 11 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 24 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 97732 zip code is 6.9 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Oregon.

8.9 Summer - 4.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 97732 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Crane, Oregon	United States
	10.5 in.	38.1 in.
	24.0 in.	27.8 in.
	76.9 days	106.2 days
	214 days	205 days
	85.1°	85.8°
	17.4°	21.7°
	6.9	7
	4	4.3
	4592 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 the 97732 zip code with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Oregon. In the 97732 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 97732 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 97732 zip code, there are 17.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Oregon.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 97732 zip code with an average of 16.5°. This is one of the coldest places in Oregon.

In the 97732 zip code, there are 186.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Oregon.

In the 97732 zip code, there are 6.2 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 97732 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 97732 zip code with 1.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 31% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 10.5 inches in the 97732 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Oregon.

December is the rainiest month in the 97732 zip code with 9.0 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 76.9 rainy days annually in the 97732 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Oregon. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 24.0 inches in the 97732 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Oregon. December is the snowiest month in the 97732 zip code with 8.4 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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