Hidden Springs, ID climate
Hidden Springs has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 18 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade10° warmer than normal today. The forecast high is 82°, and a typical Oct 1 in Hidden Springs peaks around 72°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Hidden Springs feels like
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Hidden Springs 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 | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 23° | 2.0" | 5.0" | 11 | 9 | 19° – 38° |
| February | 45° | 27° | 1.4" | 3.6" | 10 | 4 | 28° – 43° |
| March | 55° | 32° | 1.7" | 0.8" | 13 | 0 | 40° – 49° |
| April | 62° | 36° | 1.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 44° – 55° |
| May | 72° | 44° | 1.7" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 51° – 64° |
| June | 81° | 50° | 1.0" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61° – 73° |
| July | 92° | 57° | 0.3" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64° – 80° |
| August | 90° | 56° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67° – 76° |
| September | 80° | 47° | 0.5" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59° – 67° |
| October | 65° | 37° | 1.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43° – 57° |
| November | 48° | 30° | 1.6" | 1.9" | 10 | 3 | 32° – 46° |
| December | 38° | 24° | 2.1" | 7.0" | 13 | 12 | 23° – 37° |
| Year | 64° | 39° | 15.1" | 18.3" | 101 | 28 |
“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 Hidden Springs
Hidden Springs gets 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 101 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 28 days of the year.
About 147 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 17 and the first one by October 12. That leaves about 147 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 83% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Hidden Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Hidden Springs, 90% of that work is heating and 10% 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.
How Hidden Springs 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 Hidden Springs averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.2°). The shift is smaller than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Hidden Springs’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 19° to 38°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Hidden Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Hidden Springs?
January, with a typical high of 38° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Hidden Springs?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 57°. About 29 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Hidden Springs get?
About 18 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Hidden Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 12, and the last spring frost by May 17.
What is the rainiest month in Hidden Springs?
December, with 2.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 15 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Hidden Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Boise 5.3 Nw, ID (3 mi, snow) and Boise 7 N, ID (3 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.