Zip 97055 (Sandy, OR) Climate

Sandy, OR has a moderate climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average July high temperature is around 87°F while the average low temperature for January is around 33°F. Summer days are usually dry and sunny, whereas winter months can be wet and cloudy. Precipitation in Sandy is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of 39 inches annually. Average snowfall during the winter months is usually minimal, rarely exceeding one inch per month.

Sandy (zip 97055), Oregon gets 70 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sandy (zip 97055) averages 5 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 142 sunny days per year in Sandy (zip 97055). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sandy (zip 97055) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 175 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 34
Rain: averages 70 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 5 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 97055 zip code is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Oregon.

9.1 Summer - 5 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 97055 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.

August is the hottest month for the 97055 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oregon. In the 97055 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 97055 zip code are July, August and September.

In the 97055 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 97055 zip code with an average of 33.4°. This is about average compared to other places in Oregon.

In the 97055 zip code, there are 42.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Oregon.

In the 97055 zip code, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Oregon.

Humidity in the 97055 zip code is generally quite low and comfortable. There are few days during the summer when the humidity becomes unpleasant. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and September.

November is the wettest month in the 97055 zip code with 10.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 1.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 38% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 69.6 inches in the 97055 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Oregon.

November is the rainiest month in the 97055 zip code with 20.1 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 174.7 rainy days annually in the 97055 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Oregon. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 12% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 4.5 inches in the 97055 zip code means that it is about average compared to other places in Oregon. January is the snowiest month in the 97055 zip code with 1.3 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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