Echo, OR climate
Echo has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 29°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Echo feels like
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Echo 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 | 43° | 29° | 1.3" | 3.8" | 12 | 4 | 23° – 42° |
| February | 49° | 30° | 1.0" | 4.5" | 10 | 3 | 29° – 45° |
| March | 58° | 34° | 0.9" | 0.7" | 12 | 1 | 38° – 50° |
| April | 65° | 39° | 0.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 48° – 58° |
| May | 74° | 46° | 1.3" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 56° – 65° |
| June | 81° | 52° | 0.8" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62° – 74° |
| July | 91° | 58° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67° – 78° |
| August | 90° | 56° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68° – 76° |
| September | 80° | 48° | 0.4" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 61° – 68° |
| October | 66° | 39° | 0.9" | 0.1" | 8 | 0 | 48° – 58° |
| November | 51° | 32° | 1.1" | 1.2" | 12 | 1 | 35° – 48° |
| December | 42° | 28° | 1.2" | 5.4" | 13 | 4 | 28° – 39° |
| Year | 66° | 41° | 10.2" | 15.7" | 100 | 13 |
“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 Echo
Echo gets 10 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 100 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 13 days of the year.
About 167 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first one by October 10. That leaves about 167 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 64% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Echo
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Echo, 85% of that work is heating and 15% 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 Echo 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 Echo averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.1°). The shift is larger than in 67% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Echo’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 23° to 42°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Echo’s climate
What is the coldest month in Echo?
December, with a typical high of 42° and a low of 28°.
What is the hottest month in Echo?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 58°. About 50 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Echo get?
About 16 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Echo?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 10, and the last spring frost by April 26.
What is the rainiest month in Echo?
January, with 1.3 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 10 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Echo itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pendleton, OR (17 mi, snow) and Hermiston Municipal Airport, OR (6 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.