Zip 97498 (Yachats, OR) Climate

The climate in 97498 Yachats, OR is mild and temperate. It experiences hot summers and cool, wet winters. The average high temperature during the summer months is around 69°F (20°C), while the average low temperature during winter months is around 44°F (7°C). Rainfall averages around 70 inches (177 cm) per year, with most of it occurring during the wet winter season. Yachats enjoys a moderate amount of sunshine, averaging about 70–80 days of sunshine per year.

Yachats (zip 97498), Oregon gets 85 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Yachats (zip 97498) averages 1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 157 sunny days per year in Yachats (zip 97498). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Yachats (zip 97498) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 168 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 72 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 38
Rain: averages 85 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 1 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 97498 zip code is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oregon.

8.9 Summer - 5.5 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 97498 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 97498 zip code with an average high temperature of 72.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oregon. In the 97498 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 97498 zip code are August, July and September.

In the 97498 zip code, there are 2.8 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 97498 zip code with an average of 37.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Oregon.

In the 97498 zip code, there are 18.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Oregon.

In the 97498 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 97498 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.

December is the wettest month in the 97498 zip code with 14.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 45% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 84.9 inches in the 97498 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Oregon.

November is the rainiest month in the 97498 zip code with 20.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.6 rainy days. There are 167.7 rainy days annually in the 97498 zip code, which is rainier 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 12% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 1.0 inches in the 97498 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Oregon. February is the snowiest month in the 97498 zip code with 0.8 inches of snow, and 1 month of the year have significant snowfall.

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