Burns Muni, OR 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 Burns Muni's primary NOAA station, BURNS MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Burns Muni
Dryness leads the climate profile for Burns Muni, Oregon, with 10.4 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 46°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 46°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 10.4"
- annual precipitation
- 87 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Burns Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00094185 · Burns Muni, OR 46°F mean · 10.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 46°F
- RANK-COOL #1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cooksburg
- PRCP-ARID 10.4"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,214 HDD
- STN-1 USW00094185
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Cooksburg, PA (+ 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.
- Burns (this station) 46°F
- Cold Bradford, PA 46°F
- Hot Eden-liberty, UT 46°F
- Near Cooksburg, PA 46°F
- Near Wiscasset, ME 46°F
Climate Living Index · Burns Muni
Burns Muni: 13/100 · grade F
Burns 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 Burns Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 46.0°F · 21.5° from 67.5°F | 23/100 · F |
| Summer moisture balance | 36.8°F mean dew point | 21/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 10.4 in · 24.6 from 35 in | 13/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 227 calendar days | 3/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 87 days/year | 0/100 · F |
Burns Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Burns 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
- 68.6°F
- Coldest month
- 25.9°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 Burns Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Burns 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 77%
- Among 6,861 stations, Burns Muni sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 93%
- Burns Muni's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 47th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Burns Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Burns Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Burns Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 43 complete annual observations from 1973 to 2022, BURNS MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.27°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Burns Muni primary station fitted change +0.27 °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 | 37°F (3°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.3" | 30.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 42°F (5°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 0.9" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 51°F (11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 1.0" | 27.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 58°F (15°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 0.9" | 21.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 1.3" | 9.0 | 0.3 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 0.7" | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 0.3" | 0.2 | 14.5 |
| August | 87°F (31°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.3" | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| September | 78°F (26°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 0.4" | 8.1 | 2.2 |
| October | 63°F (17°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.8" | 23.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 47°F (8°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 1.0" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 36°F (2°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 1.5" | 29.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Burns Muni works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 25 and hold at or above 90°F on 18 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 209 dates, bottoming at 14°F around December 24.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 18 through August 4, covering 18 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 22 to October 3.
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 27, then returns to freezing around October 2, covering 209 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 December 12, when 38% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 17 at 8%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 92 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 29 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 42°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Burns Muni.
Where Burns Muni Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 209 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Burns 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
10.4 days with precipitation
10.0 days with precipitation
10.7 days with precipitation
9.5 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
5.2 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
2.4 days with precipitation
3.3 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
10.1 days with precipitation
11.8 days with precipitation
Burns Muni's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 37% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 12%. 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 a 42.7°F seasonal spread.
- Wettest month
- December, 1.5"
- Driest month
- August, 0.3"
- Wettest three months
- December, January, May (40% 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.
Burns Muni is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 91 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 25% of the calendar, and they carry 10.4" between them. At roughly 0.11 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 12 wet days; the driest is August at about 2.
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 6
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 11
50% probability date
Growing Season
87 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,214
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
302
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% | 5.2 | 45% | 31% |
| February | 72% | 6.6 | 45% | 28% |
| March | 61% | 7.9 | 41% | 23% |
| April | 53% | 8.3 | 51% | 17% |
| May | 52% | 7.5 | 52% | 13% |
| June | 41% | 7.0 | 79% | 4% |
| July | 34% | 6.8 | 87% | 2% |
| August | 37% | 6.4 | 84% | 3% |
| September | 44% | 6.2 | 75% | 9% |
| October | 65% | 5.5 | 56% | 23% |
| November | 78% | 5.3 | 47% | 32% |
| December | 81% | 4.8 | 43% | 37% |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OR closest to Burns 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 (46°F here).
- Algona, IA 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Arlington, WI 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Eau Claire, WI 46°F · 0.0°F off
- Glenbrook, NV 46°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (10.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Duncan, AZ 10.4" · 0.0" off
- Jerome, ID 10.4" · 0.0" off
- Merced, CA 10.4" · 0.0" off
- Rio Rancho, NM 10.4" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Burns Muni's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Burns Muni's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,214 annual heating degree days against 302 for cooling. Its 42.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 87 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 Burns Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 42.7°F. The annual average is 46°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Burns Muni's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 10.4 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.
Burns Muni wettest normal
December
December concentrates the scarce annual total (10.4 inches).
Burns Muni driest normal
August
August is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
Questions about Burns Muni's climate
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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 Burns Muni's primary station: BURNS MUNI AP (USW00094185). 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 Burns 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 Burns 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.