Buhl, Idaho climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Buhl's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 10.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 31°C, 258 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBuhl #2
- Station IDUSC00101220
- Location42.60°N 114.75°W
- Elevation3,800 ft (1,158 m)
- Population4,761
On October 22, the normal high in Buhl is 59°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Buhl.
- Jan 37° 22°
- Feb 42° 25°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 59° 37°
- May 69° 45°
- Jun 77° 52°
- Jul 88° 60°
- Aug 87° 58°
- Sep 77° 49°
- Oct 63° 38°
- Nov 47° 28°
- Dec 37° 23°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Buhl each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.36 in), the least in July (0.21 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 22°F | 29.2°F | 0.99 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 42°F | 25°F | 33.5°F | 0.73 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 53°F | 32°F | 42.4°F | 1.19 | 8 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 37°F | 48.2°F | 1.05 | 8 | <1 | 10 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 45°F | 56.9°F | 1.36 | 8 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 77°F | 52°F | 64.8°F | 0.65 | 5 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 88°F | 60°F | 74.0°F | 0.21 | 2 | 15 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 87°F | 58°F | 72.5°F | 0.35 | 3 | 12 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 77°F | 49°F | 62.9°F | 0.44 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 38°F | 50.3°F | 0.88 | 5 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 28°F | 37.8°F | 1.10 | 7 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 23°F | 29.7°F | 1.20 | 9 | <1 | 28 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 39°F | 50.2°F | 10.15 | 73 | 32 | 144 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −6°C | −1.6°C | 25 mm |
| February | 6°C | −4°C | 0.8°C | 19 mm |
| March | 11°C | 0°C | 5.8°C | 30 mm |
| April | 15°C | 3°C | 9.0°C | 27 mm |
| May | 20°C | 7°C | 13.8°C | 35 mm |
| June | 25°C | 11°C | 18.2°C | 17 mm |
| July | 31°C | 15°C | 23.3°C | 5 mm |
| August | 30°C | 15°C | 22.5°C | 9 mm |
| September | 25°C | 9°C | 17.2°C | 11 mm |
| October | 17°C | 3°C | 10.2°C | 22 mm |
| November | 9°C | −2°C | 3.2°C | 28 mm |
| December | 3°C | −5°C | −1.3°C | 30 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Twin Falls (6 mi E) (21 miles away), gets 24 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00101220; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Buhl?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (3).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00101220.
When is the last frost in Buhl?
In Buhl, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 25 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 15 in half of years and before September 29 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 251 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 8
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 151 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 172 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 203 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 6 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Buhl in zone 7a in ZIP code 83316, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Idaho · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00101220; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Buhl?
In a normal year in Buhl, 32 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 144 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 73 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 32a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 144a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 25high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 73a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1906) is 107°F, on July 9, 1920; the lowest is −26°F, on December 22, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2010, with 18.26 in; the snowiest season is 1950–51, with 32.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00101220; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00101220. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Buhl?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Buhl, 4.6 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (90%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 1.9 |
| February | 69% | 2.8 |
| March | 72% | 4.0 |
| April | 76% | 5.5 |
| May | 80% | 6.7 |
| June | 86% | 7.6 |
| July | 90% | 7.6 |
| August | 89% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 3.6 |
| November | 73% | 2.2 |
| December | 62% | 1.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Buhl need?
A normal year in Buhl brings 6,093 heating degree days, 13% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 720 cooling degree days, 21% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,719 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,111 | 0 |
| February | 882 | 0 |
| March | 701 | 0 |
| April | 507 | 2 |
| May | 273 | 22 |
| June | 94 | 88 |
| July | 11 | 291 |
| August | 15 | 249 |
| September | 129 | 66 |
| October | 460 | 3 |
| November | 816 | 0 |
| December | 1,094 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,093 | 720 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00101220. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Buhl's climate compare?
Buhl is warmer than 67 of the other 84 places with their own NOAA record in Idaho, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.2°F is warmer than 41%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Buhl is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Buhl share this climate record?
Filer has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Filer, ID3,040 people · 8 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Buhl's climate
What is the coldest month in Buhl?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Buhl?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Buhl's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Twin Falls (6 mi E) (21 miles away), records 24 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Buhl?
May, with 1.36 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Buhl in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Buhl in zone 7a in ZIP code 83316, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Buhl?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 25; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Idaho climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Castleford, ID7 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- Twin Falls-KMVT, ID15 miles from this station, 51.6°F a year
- Twin Falls, ID16 miles from this station, 49.1°F a year
- Jerome, ID17 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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