Summitview, WA climate
Summitview has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 20 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Summitview feels like
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Summitview 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 | 39° | 25° | 2.0" | 6.2" | 10 | 11 | 23° – 38° |
| February | 46° | 27° | 1.5" | 2.7" | 7 | 4 | 24° – 43° |
| March | 55° | 32° | 1.2" | 0.6" | 7 | 0 | 36° – 49° |
| April | 62° | 36° | 0.8" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44° – 57° |
| May | 72° | 44° | 0.8" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 53° – 64° |
| June | 79° | 50° | 0.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60° – 73° |
| July | 88° | 55° | 0.3" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63° – 76° |
| August | 87° | 54° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65° – 75° |
| September | 78° | 46° | 0.3" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58° – 66° |
| October | 63° | 37° | 1.0" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 44° – 57° |
| November | 48° | 29° | 1.7" | 3.0" | 8 | 2 | 32° – 45° |
| December | 37° | 24° | 2.4" | 7.7" | 10 | 9 | 25° – 36° |
| Year | 63° | 38° | 12.8" | 20.3" | 72 | 26 |
“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 Summitview
Summitview gets 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 72 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 26 days of the year.
About 196 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 8 and the first one by October 23. That leaves about 196 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 70% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Summitview
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Summitview, 87% of that work is heating and 13% 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.
Summitview and its neighbors
Summitview borders 1 town with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.1°. Yakima has both the coldest January nights (25°) and the hottest July afternoons (89°). Summitview’s January low is 25° and its July high 88°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Summitview 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 Summitview averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.9°). The shift is larger than in 60% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Summitview’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 24° to 43°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Summitview’s climate
What is the coldest month in Summitview?
December, with a typical high of 37° and a low of 24°.
What is the hottest month in Summitview?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 55°. About 38 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Summitview get?
About 20 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Summitview?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 23, and the last spring frost by April 8.
What is the rainiest month in Summitview?
December, with 2.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 13 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Summitview itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Yakima Air Terminal, WA (6 mi, snow) and Yakima #2, WA (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.