Gopher Flats, OR climate
Gopher Flats has mild winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 28°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Gopher Flats feels like
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Gopher Flats 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 | 44° | 28° | 1.7" | 3.8" | 12 | 4 | 25° – 43° |
| February | 48° | 29° | 1.4" | 4.5" | 10 | 3 | 29° – 45° |
| March | 57° | 33° | 1.6" | 0.7" | 12 | 1 | 37° – 50° |
| April | 63° | 37° | 1.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46° – 56° |
| May | 72° | 44° | 1.9" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 53° – 63° |
| June | 79° | 50° | 1.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| July | 90° | 55° | 0.3" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65° – 77° |
| August | 89° | 53° | 0.4" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67° – 74° |
| September | 79° | 46° | 0.6" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60° – 67° |
| October | 65° | 37° | 1.2" | 0.1" | 8 | 0 | 46° – 58° |
| November | 51° | 32° | 1.8" | 1.2" | 12 | 1 | 34° – 48° |
| December | 43° | 27° | 1.8" | 5.4" | 13 | 4 | 28° – 39° |
| Year | 65° | 39° | 15.5" | 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 Gopher Flats
Gopher Flats gets 16 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 100 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 13 days of the year.
About 170 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first one by October 9. That leaves about 170 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 61% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Gopher Flats
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Gopher Flats, 88% of that work is heating and 12% 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.
Gopher Flats and its neighbors
Gopher Flats borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.2°. Mission has the coldest January nights (28°) and Riverside the hottest July afternoons (90°). Gopher Flats’s January low is 28° and its July high 90°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Gopher Flats 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 Gopher Flats averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+4.8°). The shift is larger than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Gopher Flats’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 25° to 43°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Gopher Flats’s climate
What is the coldest month in Gopher Flats?
December, with a typical high of 43° and a low of 27°.
What is the hottest month in Gopher Flats?
July, with a typical high of 90° and a low of 55°. About 45 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Gopher Flats get?
About 16 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Gopher Flats?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 9, and the last spring frost by April 22.
What is the rainiest month in Gopher Flats?
May, with 1.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 16 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Gopher Flats itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Pendleton, OR (7 mi, snow) and Pendleton Dwtn, OR (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.