Gold Bar, WA climate
Gold Bar has mild, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 35°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Gold Bar feels like
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Gold Bar 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 | 46° | 35° | 10.3" | 13.8" | 20 | 16 | 36° – 45° |
| February | 49° | 34° | 7.0" | 4.6" | 17 | 9 | 34° – 48° |
| March | 54° | 37° | 8.1" | 3.8" | 20 | 3 | 41° – 51° |
| April | 60° | 40° | 6.6" | 0.8" | 18 | 0 | 44° – 56° |
| May | 67° | 46° | 4.8" | 0 | 15 | 0 | 52° – 60° |
| June | 71° | 51° | 3.9" | 0 | 13 | 0 | 57° – 66° |
| July | 77° | 54° | 1.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 61° – 69° |
| August | 78° | 54° | 1.8" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61° – 70° |
| September | 72° | 49° | 3.8" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 57° – 63° |
| October | 61° | 43° | 8.0" | 0.1" | 17 | 0 | 48° – 57° |
| November | 51° | 38° | 11.4" | 4.2" | 20 | 3 | 39° – 49° |
| December | 45° | 34° | 9.9" | 17.0" | 20 | 12 | 35° – 43° |
| Year | 61° | 43° | 77.3" | 44.3" | 184 | 43 |
“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 Gold Bar
Gold Bar gets 77 inches of rain and melted snow a year. November is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 184 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 43 days of the year.
About 192 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 15 and the first one by October 25. That leaves about 192 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 66% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Gold Bar
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Gold Bar, 97% of that work is heating and 3% 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.
Gold Bar and its neighbors
Gold Bar borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.0°. May Creek has both the coldest January nights (35°) and the hottest July afternoons (77°). Gold Bar’s January low is 35° and its July high 77°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Gold Bar 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 Gold Bar averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.3°). The shift is smaller than in 70% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Gold Bar’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 34° to 48°. September is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Common questions about Gold Bar’s climate
What is the coldest month in Gold Bar?
December, with a typical high of 45° and a low of 34°.
What is the hottest month in Gold Bar?
August, with a typical high of 78° and a low of 54°. About 5 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Gold Bar get?
About 44 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Gold Bar?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 15.
What is the rainiest month in Gold Bar?
November, with 11.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 77 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Gold Bar itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Baring, WA (11 mi, snow) and Startup 1 E, WA (1 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.