Buckley, WA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Buckley's primary NOAA station, BUCKLEY 1 NE.
The climate verdict for Buckley
Water is the standout signal in Buckley, Washington: 48.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. Its climate comfort score of 73/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 66% of station-mapped location scores.
- 51°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 73/100
- comfort score, above 66% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.3"
- annual precipitation · 4" snow
- 206 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Buckley: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00450945 · Buckley, WA 51°F mean · 48.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-NARROW · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,019
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clatskanie
- PRCP-MID 48.3"
- SWING-NARROW 25°F
- COMF-MID 73/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,241 HDD
- STN-1 USC00450945
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Clatskanie, 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.
- Buckley (this station) 51°F
- Cold Naselle, WA 51°F
- Hot Matlock, WA 51°F
- Near Clatskanie, OR 51°F
- Near Concrete Ppl Fi…, WA 51°F
Climate Living Index · Buckley
Buckley: 68/100 · grade C
Buckley publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Buckley, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 73/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 0 calendar days | 100/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 4.3 inches/year | 72/100 · B |
| Frost-free season | 206 days/year | 69/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 48.3 in · 13.3 from 35 in | 53/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 50.9°F · 16.6° from 67.5°F | 44/100 · D |
Buckley · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Buckley is a temperate Köppen climate: Csb
Coldest-month mean 39.6°F and warmest-month mean 64.2°F place this station in temperate, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Csb). Class Csb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Csb
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 64.2°F
- Coldest month
- 39.6°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 Buckley sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Buckley's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 44th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 23% wettest
- Buckley's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 95%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Buckley is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Buckley compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Buckley's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
73 Top 34% score exceeds 66% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | 47°F (8°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 5.9" | 0.2" | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 50°F (10°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 4.7" | 1.3" | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (12°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 5.2" | 0.2" | 7.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 58°F (15°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 65°F (18°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 3.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| June | 70°F (21°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| July | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 1.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| August | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| September | 72°F (22°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| October | 60°F (15°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 51°F (11°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 6.8" | 1.5" | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 46°F (8°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 5.6" | 1.1" | 12.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The calendar barely moves in Buckley: no date carries a normal high of 90°F or a normal low at freezing. The year runs between 33°F near December 19 and 78°F near July 27.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 33°F around December 19.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is November 24, when 64% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 31 at 18%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 174 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 27 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Buckley.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.2"
19.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
15.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
19.6 days with precipitation
18.0 days with precipitation
14.9 days with precipitation
12.1 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
15.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.5"
19.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.1"
18.4 days with precipitation
Buckley spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 11% of the annual total and December through February 34%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Buckley has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry an unusually narrow 24.6°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: November averages 6.8" and July 1.1". 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.
How Buckley's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 174 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 48.3" between them, or roughly 0.28 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Snow reaches Buckley, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 4.3 inches of snow a year here, most likely in November. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 2 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 7
50% probability date
Growing Season
206 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,241
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
119
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WA closest to Buckley 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 (51°F here).
- Belington, WV 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Bland, VA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Des Moines, IA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Falls City, OR 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Carmi, IL 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Williamson, WV 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Apex, NC 48.3" · 0.0" off
- Branson, MO 48.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Buckley's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · low swing
Heating is the larger measured load in Buckley, at 5,241 degree days versus 119 for cooling. Unlike a strongly continental record, however, its 24.6°F month-to-month range is compact; persistent cool-season demand matters more than a dramatic summer-to-winter reversal.
Buckley's frost-free season lasts about 206 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
Buckley's 24.6°F seasonal spread is compact even though precipitation is abundant. July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar. The annual average is 51°F. Temperature is relatively steady; the monthly rows show how rain and snow observations vary across the calendar.
Alongside its heating load, Buckley carries 48.3 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 4.3 inches. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Buckley's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Buckley, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Buckley's primary station: BUCKLEY 1 NE (USC00450945). 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 an incorporated place (GEOID 5308570). Match rule for Buckley: 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 Buckley 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.