Baker City Muni, OR Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Baker City Muni's primary NOAA station, BAKER CITY MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Baker City Muni
Dryness leads the climate profile for Baker City Muni, Oregon, with 9.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 48°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 48°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 9.1"
- annual precipitation
- 113 days
- frost-free growing season
Baker City Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00024130 · Baker City Muni, OR 48°F mean · 9.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 48°F
- RANK-COOL #2,058
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bonners Ferry
- PRCP-ARID 9.1"
- SWING-MID 40°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,655 HDD
- STN-1 USW00024130
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Bonners Ferry, ID (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OR station list.
- Baker City (this station) 48°F
- Hot Saint Ignatius, MT 48°F
- Near Bonners Ferry, ID 48°F
- Near Grangeville, ID 48°F
- Cold Durango, CO 47°F
Climate Living Index · Baker City Muni
Baker City Muni: 22/100 · grade F
Baker City Muni publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Baker City Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Summer moisture balance | 44.1°F mean dew point | 57/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 47.6°F · 19.9° from 67.5°F | 30/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 9.1 in · 25.9 from 35 in | 10/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 217 calendar days | 6/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 113 days/year | 4/100 · F |
Baker City Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Baker City Muni's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 68.5°F
- Coldest month
- 28.6°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Baker City Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Baker City Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 70%
- Among 6,861 stations, Baker City Muni sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 95%
- Baker City Muni's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 35th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Baker City Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Baker City Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Baker City Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 73 complete annual observations from 1944 to 2021, BAKER CITY MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.13°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Baker City Muni primary station fitted change +0.13 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.7" | 29.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (7°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.6" | 25.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.8" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 61°F (16°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.8" | 19.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.5" | 7.9 | 0.3 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 1.1" | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 0.6" | 0.0 | 11.4 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.4" | 0.3 | 11.3 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.4" | 7.3 | 2.4 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 0.6" | 20.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.7" | 24.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.8" | 28.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Baker City Muni works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 27 and hold at or above 90°F on 20 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 197 dates, bottoming at 19°F around December 24.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 20 through August 8, covering 20 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 17 to October 4.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 22, then returns to freezing around October 9, covering 197 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 10, when 34% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 17 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 94 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 2 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 41°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Baker City Muni.
Where Baker City Muni Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 197 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 9 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Baker City Muni earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
10.5 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
10.2 days with precipitation
9.7 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
8.1 days with precipitation
3.6 days with precipitation
3.1 days with precipitation
3.6 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
9.1 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
Baker City Muni spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 23% of the annual total and December through February 24%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Baker City Muni has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 39.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 1.5" and August 0.4". The three wettest months together take 38% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Baker City Muni is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 94 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 26% of the calendar, and they carry 9.1" between them. At roughly 0.10 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is December at about 11 wet days; the driest is August at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 25
50% probability date
Growing Season
113 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,655
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
324
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 6.3 | 33% | 39% |
| February | 71% | 7.2 | 39% | 30% |
| March | 63% | 8.0 | 37% | 26% |
| April | 58% | 8.2 | 45% | 19% |
| May | 60% | 7.3 | 45% | 18% |
| June | 54% | 6.7 | 64% | 8% |
| July | 47% | 6.0 | 73% | 4% |
| August | 52% | 5.8 | 69% | 5% |
| September | 58% | 5.6 | 62% | 10% |
| October | 69% | 6.0 | 46% | 25% |
| November | 78% | 6.4 | 39% | 34% |
| December | 80% | 6.3 | 32% | 39% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OR closest to Baker City Muni on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (48°F here).
- Benton, PA 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Bonesteel, SD 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Bonners Ferry, ID 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Burlington, VT 48°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (9.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Wellington, UT 9.1" · 0.0" off
- Vernal, UT 9.1" · 0.0" off
- Neola, UT 9.1" · 0.0" off
- San Luis, CO 9.0" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Baker City Muni's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Baker City Muni's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,655 annual heating degree days against 324 for cooling. Its 39.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 113 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Baker City Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 39.9°F. The annual average is 48°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Baker City Muni's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 9.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Baker City Muni wettest normal
May
May concentrates the scarce annual total (9.1 inches).
Baker City Muni driest normal
August
August is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Baker City Muni's primary station: BAKER CITY MUNI AP (USW00024130). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Baker City Muni; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Baker City Muni comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.