Barnes Stn, OR Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Barnes Stn's primary NOAA station, BARNES STN.
The climate verdict for Barnes Stn
Dryness leads the climate profile for Barnes Stn, Oregon, with 12.5 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 49°F. At 49/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 18% of scores.
- 49°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 49/100
- comfort score, above 18% of station-mapped location scores
- 12.5"
- annual precipitation · 31" snow
- 107 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Barnes Stn: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00350501 · Barnes Stn, OR 49°F mean · 12.5" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 49°F
- RANK-COOL #2,401
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Summer Lake
- PRCP-DRY 12.5"
- SWING-MID 38°F
- COMF-LOW 49/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,248 HDD
- STN-1 USC00350501
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Summer Lake, 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 OR station list.
- Barnes (this station) 49°F
- Cold Cuba, NM 49°F
- Hot Alvin R Bush Dam, PA 49°F
- Near Summer Lake, OR 49°F
- Near Moro, OR 49°F
Climate Living Index · Barnes Stn
Barnes Stn: 23/100 · grade F
Barnes Stn publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Barnes Stn, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 49/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 30.5 inches/year | 38/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 48.9°F · 18.6° from 67.5°F | 36/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 12.5 in · 22.5 from 35 in | 20/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 202 calendar days | 13/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 107 days/year | 1/100 · F |
Barnes Stn · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Barnes Stn'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
- 69.3°F
- Coldest month
- 31.3°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 Barnes Stn sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Barnes Stn's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 35th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 89%
- Barnes Stn's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 73%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Barnes Stn is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Barnes Stn compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Barnes Stn's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
49 18th percentile score exceeds 18% 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
Barnes Stn's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 53 complete annual observations from 1962 to 2023, BARNES STN warmed at a fitted rate of 0.30°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Barnes Stn primary station fitted change +0.30 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F (5°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 1.5" | 5.9" | 26.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 46°F (8°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 1.0" | 6.2" | 23.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (12°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 1.1" | 2.3" | 23.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 60°F (15°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.1" | 1.2" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 69°F (21°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.4" | 0.2" | 8.5 | 0.7 |
| June | 78°F (26°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.9" | 0.0" | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.3 | 16.1 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 13.8 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| October | 65°F (18°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 0.9" | 0.6" | 17.0 | 0.2 |
| November | 49°F (9°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 1.3" | 4.5" | 22.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 40°F (4°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 1.8" | 9.6" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Barnes Stn works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 25 and hold at or above 90°F on 22 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 180 dates, bottoming at 22°F around December 23.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 17 through August 7, covering 22 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 18 to October 7.
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 18, then returns to freezing around October 22, covering 180 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 28, when 36% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 17 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 93 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 22 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 40°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Barnes Stn.
Where Barnes Stn Stands Nationally
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 40°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 180 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Barnes Stn earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 5.9"
11.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.2"
8.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.3"
10.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.2"
9.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
9.4 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
3.5 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
3.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
6.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.5"
10.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 9.6"
10.4 days with precipitation
Barnes Stn spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 15% of the annual total and December through February 35%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Barnes Stn has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 38°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: December averages 1.8" and September 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.
Barnes Stn is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 93 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 25% of the calendar, and they carry 12.5" between them. At roughly 0.13 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 January 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.
Winter brings real snow to Barnes Stn
Barnes Stn averages 30.5 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: 30.5 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 24% 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
September 17
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 2
50% probability date
Growing Season
107 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,248
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
388
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OR closest to Barnes Stn 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 (49°F here).
- Armour, SD 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Basin, WY 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Castle Dale, UT 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Colville, WA 49°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (12.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Cedaredge, CO 12.5" · 0.0" off
- Brockway, MT 12.4" · 0.0" off
- Stevensville, MT 12.4" · 0.0" off
- Brady, MT 12.5" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Barnes Stn
heating led · dry · mid swing
Barnes Stn's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,248 annual heating degree days against 388 for cooling. Its 38.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 107 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.
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1. Barnes Stn coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 31°F (0°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Barnes Stn typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Barnes Stn snow peak
December
Barnes Stn averages 30.5 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 Barnes Stn's primary station: BARNES STN (USC00350501). 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 Barnes Stn; 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 Barnes Stn 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.