Dalton Gardens, ID climate
Dalton Gardens has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Dalton Gardens feels like
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Dalton Gardens weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 26° | 3.5" | 8.7" | 13 | 25° – 36° |
| February | 40° | 26° | 2.2" | 3.2" | 10 | 23° – 39° |
| March | 48° | 30° | 2.7" | 1.8" | 12 | 33° – 46° |
| April | 56° | 34° | 2.1" | 0 | 11 | 41° – 53° |
| May | 67° | 42° | 2.2" | 0 | 10 | 49° – 60° |
| June | 73° | 48° | 2.0" | 0 | 9 | 56° – 69° |
| July | 83° | 53° | 0.9" | 0 | 4 | 57° – 72° |
| August | 83° | 52° | 0.7" | 0 | 4 | 61° – 70° |
| September | 73° | 44° | 1.1" | 0 | 5 | 54° – 65° |
| October | 57° | 35° | 2.3" | 0 | 10 | 41° – 53° |
| November | 43° | 30° | 3.4" | 1.4" | 13 | 30° – 43° |
| December | 35° | 25° | 3.7" | 12.1" | 14 | 24° – 34° |
| Year | 58° | 37° | 26.8" | 27.2" | 116 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Dalton Gardens
Dalton Gardens gets 27 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 116 days a year.
About 179 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first one by October 18. That leaves about 179 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 51% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Dalton Gardens
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Dalton Gardens, 94% of that work is heating and 6% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Dalton Gardens and its neighbors
Dalton Gardens borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.6°. Hayden has the coldest January nights (25°) and Coeur d'Alene the hottest July afternoons (83°). Dalton Gardens’s January low is 26° and its July high 83°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Dalton Gardens compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Dalton Gardens averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.6°). The shift is larger than in 70% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Dalton Gardens’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 23° to 39°. August is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Dalton Gardens’s climate
What is the coldest month in Dalton Gardens?
December, with a typical high of 35° and a low of 25°.
What is the hottest month in Dalton Gardens?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 53°. About 18 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Dalton Gardens get?
About 27 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Dalton Gardens?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 18, and the last spring frost by April 22.
What is the rainiest month in Dalton Gardens?
December, with 3.7 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 27 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Dalton Gardens itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Bayview Model Basin, ID (20 mi, snow) and Coeur D'alene, ID (4 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.