Estacada, Oregon climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Estacada's normal year runs from 35°F December nights to 83°F August afternoons, with 57.8 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.2°C, December lows of 2°C, August highs of 28°C, 1,467 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEstacada (2 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00352693
- Location45.27°N 122.32°W
- Elevation514 ft (157 m)
- Population5,591
On October 22, the normal high in Estacada is 62°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 52%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Estacada.
- Jan 49° 35°
- Feb 53° 36°
- Mar 57° 38°
- Apr 62° 41°
- May 69° 46°
- Jun 73° 51°
- Jul 82° 54°
- Aug 83° 54°
- Sep 77° 50°
- Oct 65° 45°
- Nov 54° 39°
- Dec 48° 35°
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 Estacada each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 35°F. The most precipitation falls in December (8.38 in), the least in July (0.64 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49°F | 35°F | 42.1°F | 7.52 | 0.6 | 20 | <1 | 10 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 53°F | 36°F | 44.2°F | 5.93 | 0.4 | 18 | <1 | 8 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 57°F | 38°F | 47.5°F | 6.88 | 0.1 | 20 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 41°F | 51.5°F | 5.45 | 0.0 | 19 | <1 | 1 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 57.4°F | 3.87 | 0.0 | 15 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 73°F | 51°F | 62.0°F | 2.58 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 82°F | 54°F | 68.0°F | 0.64 | 0.0 | 5 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 83°F | 54°F | 68.3°F | 0.76 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 77°F | 50°F | 63.5°F | 2.15 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 65°F | 45°F | 54.7°F | 5.51 | 0.0 | 15 | <1 | 1 | 11 h |
| November | 54°F | 39°F | 46.7°F | 8.10 | 0.0 | 20 | <1 | 5 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 48°F | 35°F | 41.5°F | 8.38 | 0.0 | 21 | <1 | 10 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 44°F | 54.0°F | 57.77 | 1.1 | 177 | 14 | 40 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10°C | 2°C | 5.6°C | 191 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 11°C | 2°C | 6.8°C | 151 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 14°C | 3°C | 8.6°C | 175 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 17°C | 5°C | 10.8°C | 138 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 20°C | 8°C | 14.1°C | 98 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 23°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 28°C | 12°C | 20.0°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 12°C | 20.2°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 10°C | 17.5°C | 55 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 7°C | 12.6°C | 140 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | 4°C | 8.2°C | 206 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 9°C | 2°C | 5.3°C | 213 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00352693; 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 Estacada?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, July, August and September. Of those, August has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00352693.
When is the last frost in Estacada?
In Estacada, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 27 in half of years and after April 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 14 in half of years and before October 23 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
- March 271 year in 10 after April 23; 9 in 10 after March 2
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 141 year in 10 before October 23; 9 in 10 before December 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 230 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 286 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 22 in half of springs and before December 3 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Estacada in zone 8b in ZIP code 97022, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Estacada's NOAA station is in zone 9a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 21°F (26 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oregon · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00352693; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Estacada?
In a normal year in Estacada, 14 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 40 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 177 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 40a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 177a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1909) is 117°F, on June 29, 2021; the lowest is −2°F, on January 12, 1909.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1968, with 77.33 in; the snowiest season is 1915–16, with 41.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00352693; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00352693. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Estacada?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Estacada, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (83%) and December the cloudiest (52%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 54% | 1.2 |
| February | 60% | 2.1 |
| March | 59% | 3.0 |
| April | 63% | 4.3 |
| May | 68% | 5.4 |
| June | 70% | 6.0 |
| July | 83% | 6.8 |
| August | 83% | 5.8 |
| September | 78% | 4.3 |
| October | 67% | 2.6 |
| November | 56% | 1.4 |
| December | 52% | 1.0 |
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 Estacada need?
A normal year in Estacada brings 4,362 heating degree days, 19% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 356 cooling degree days, 61% 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 2,472 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 710 | 0 |
| February | 582 | 0 |
| March | 541 | 0 |
| April | 408 | 3 |
| May | 249 | 15 |
| June | 128 | 38 |
| July | 28 | 120 |
| August | 23 | 127 |
| September | 94 | 50 |
| October | 325 | 4 |
| November | 548 | 0 |
| December | 727 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,362 | 356 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00352693. 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.
Has Estacada been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 54.1°F, 0.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.0°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 54.1°F | +0.1°F | 52.26 | – |
Over 91 complete years from 1909 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.3°F per century (+0.07°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00352693; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Estacada's climate compare?
Estacada is warmer than 85 of the other 104 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 74. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.0°F is warmer than 57%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Estacada is Csb: temperate, dry-summer, warm summer. 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.
Questions about Estacada's climate
What is the coldest month in Estacada?
December, with a normal high of 48°F and a normal low of 35°F. The warmest is August (83°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow in Estacada?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Estacada?
December, with 8.38 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.64 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Estacada in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Estacada in zone 8b in ZIP code 97022, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Estacada's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 21°F (26 years, 1991-2020): zone 9a.
How late can frost come in Estacada?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 27; in one year in ten it comes after April 23. Waiting until April 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Molalla, OR11 miles from this station, 53.8°F a year
- Headworks Portland Water B, OR15 miles from this station, 51.4°F a year
- Oregon City, OR15 miles from this station, 55.4°F a year
- Three Lynx, OR16 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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