Baring, WA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Baring's primary NOAA station, BARING.
The climate verdict for Baring
Water is the standout signal in Baring, Washington: 109.9 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 50°F. At 43/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 50°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 43/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 109.9"
- annual precipitation · 44" snow
- 198 days
- frost-free growing season
Baring: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00450456 · Baring, WA 50°F mean · 109.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-WET · SWING-NARROW · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 50°F
- RANK-COOL #2,607
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Corvallis Water…
- PRCP-WET 109.9"
- SWING-NARROW 29°F
- COMF-LOW 43/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,697 HDD
- STN-1 USC00450456
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Corvallis Water Bureau, OR (+ 0.1 °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 WA station list.
- Baring (this station) 50°F
- Cold Monroe, WA 50°F
- Hot Mud Mtn Dam, WA 50°F
- Near Corvallis Water…, OR 50°F
- Near Darrington, WA 50°F
Climate Living Index · Baring
Baring: 46/100 · grade D
Baring publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Baring, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 43/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 78 calendar days | 83/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 198 days/year | 63/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 49.7°F · 17.8° from 67.5°F | 39/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 44.3 inches/year | 24/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 109.9 in · 74.9 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
Baring · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Baring is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfb
Coldest-month mean 36.2°F and warmest-month mean 64.7°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, warm summer climates (Cfb). Class Cfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfb
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 64.7°F
- Coldest month
- 36.2°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 Baring sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Baring's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 38th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 1% wettest
- Baring's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 92%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Baring is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Baring compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Baring's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
43 10th percentile score exceeds 10% 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (5°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 16.7" | 13.8" | 15.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 47°F (8°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 10.6" | 4.6" | 14.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 52°F (11°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 11.9" | 3.8" | 10.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 59°F (15°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 8.3" | 0.8" | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 5.0" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| June | 69°F (21°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 4.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| July | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 1.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| August | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| September | 71°F (22°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 4.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| October | 58°F (15°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 12.3" | 0.1" | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 47°F (9°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 18.1" | 4.2" | 8.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 14.6" | 17.0" | 15.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 79°F around July 28, short of 90°F on every date, while 78 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 31°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 25, then returns to freezing around December 10, covering 78 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 November 24, when 67% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 1 at 18%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 184 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 28 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Baring.
Where Baring Stands Nationally
This is one of the wettest normals climates ranked: about 110 inches of precipitation in a normal year, a total fewer than one station in ten surpasses.
Baring earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 13.8"
20.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.6"
17.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.8"
19.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
18.4 days with precipitation
15.0 days with precipitation
13.0 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
11.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
16.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.2"
20.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 17.0"
19.9 days with precipitation
Baring's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 38% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 7%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows an unusually narrow 28.5°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- November, 18.1"
- Driest month
- July, 1.7"
- Wettest three months
- November, January, December (45% of the year)
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.
When it rains in Baring, it arrives in quantity
109.9" of precipitation falls across only about 184 wet days here, averaging 0.60 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 184 a year, 50% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.60 inches
- Most wet days
- November, about 20
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 6
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Winter brings real snow to Baring
Baring averages 44.3 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 17 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 44.3 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 17 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 4% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 29
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 14
50% probability date
Growing Season
198 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,697
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
149
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WA closest to Baring 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 (50°F here).
- Ashland, OH 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Benton Harbor, MI 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Big Springs, NE 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Bryan, OH 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (109.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Petersburg, AK 110.2" · 0.3" off
- Metlakatla, AK 105.2" · 4.7" off
- Elfin Cove, AK 104.0" · 5.8" off
- Craig, AK 99.9" · 10.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Baring
heating led · wet · low swing
Heating is the larger measured load in Baring, at 5,697 degree days versus 149 for cooling. Unlike a strongly continental record, however, its 28.5°F month-to-month range is compact; persistent cool-season demand matters more than a dramatic summer-to-winter reversal.
Baring's frost-free season lasts about 198 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Baring coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 36°F (2°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Baring typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Baring snow peak
December
Baring averages 44.3 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Baring's primary station: BARING (USC00450456). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 5304300), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Baring: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Baring 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.