Fern Ridge-Veneta, Oregon climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Fern Ridge-Veneta's normal year runs from 33°F December nights to 82°F July afternoons, with 46.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.2°C, December lows of 0°C, July highs of 28°C, 1,178 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationFern Ridge-Veneta
- Station IDUSC00352867
- Location44.05°N 123.37°W
- Elevation485 ft (148 m)
On October 24, the normal high in Fern Ridge-Veneta is 59°F and the normal low 40°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 46%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Fern Ridge-Veneta.
- Jan 46° 33°
- Feb 51° 33°
- Mar 56° 36°
- Apr 62° 39°
- May 68° 44°
- Jun 74° 49°
- Jul 82° 52°
- Aug 82° 52°
- Sep 77° 47°
- Oct 63° 41°
- Nov 51° 36°
- Dec 44° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Fern Ridge-Veneta each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 82°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in December (8.67 in), the least in August (0.28 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F | 33°F | 39.3°F | 6.95 | 20 | <1 | 13 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 51°F | 33°F | 42.3°F | 5.68 | 16 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 56°F | 36°F | 46.0°F | 5.33 | 18 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 39°F | 50.4°F | 4.14 | 15 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 56.3°F | 2.31 | 11 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 74°F | 49°F | 61.3°F | 1.19 | 7 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 82°F | 52°F | 67.1°F | 0.29 | 2 | 8 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 82°F | 52°F | 67.1°F | 0.28 | 2 | 8 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 77°F | 47°F | 61.8°F | 1.35 | 5 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 63°F | 41°F | 52.0°F | 3.31 | 12 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 36°F | 43.4°F | 6.86 | 19 | <1 | 10 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 44°F | 33°F | 38.4°F | 8.67 | 21 | <1 | 13 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 41°F | 52.1°F | 46.36 | 146 | 20 | 66 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | 0°C | 4.1°C | 177 mm |
| February | 11°C | 1°C | 5.7°C | 144 mm |
| March | 13°C | 2°C | 7.8°C | 135 mm |
| April | 17°C | 4°C | 10.2°C | 105 mm |
| May | 20°C | 7°C | 13.5°C | 59 mm |
| June | 23°C | 9°C | 16.3°C | 30 mm |
| July | 28°C | 11°C | 19.5°C | 7 mm |
| August | 28°C | 11°C | 19.5°C | 7 mm |
| September | 25°C | 8°C | 16.6°C | 34 mm |
| October | 17°C | 5°C | 11.1°C | 84 mm |
| November | 10°C | 2°C | 6.3°C | 174 mm |
| December | 7°C | 0°C | 3.6°C | 220 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Cottage Grove (25 miles away), gets 3 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00352867; 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.
Which months are mildest at Fern Ridge-Veneta?
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 (2).
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 USC00352867.
When is the last frost at Fern Ridge-Veneta?
In Fern Ridge-Veneta, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 18 in half of years and after May 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 6 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 181 year in 10 after May 5; 9 in 10 after March 25
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 6; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 189 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 239 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 16 in half of springs and before November 11 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fern Ridge-Veneta in zone 8b in ZIP code 97437, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oregon · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00352867; 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 at Fern Ridge-Veneta?
In a normal year in Fern Ridge-Veneta, 20 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 66 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 146 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 20a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 66a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 146a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1943) is 107°F, on August 10, 1981; the lowest is −3°F, on December 8, 1972.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2012, with 67.10 in; the snowiest season is 1968–69, with 38.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00352867; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00352867. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Fern Ridge-Veneta?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Fern Ridge-Veneta, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (54%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 57% | 1.3 |
| February | 61% | 2.2 |
| March | 61% | 3.2 |
| April | 66% | 4.5 |
| May | 71% | 5.7 |
| June | 74% | 6.3 |
| July | 87% | 7.1 |
| August | 86% | 6.1 |
| September | 81% | 4.5 |
| October | 70% | 2.8 |
| November | 59% | 1.5 |
| December | 54% | 1.1 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Fern Ridge-Veneta record?
A normal year at Fern Ridge-Veneta brings 4,954 heating degree days, 8% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 266 cooling degree days, 71% 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 2,181 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 797 | 0 |
| February | 637 | 0 |
| March | 591 | 0 |
| April | 440 | 0 |
| May | 277 | 6 |
| June | 139 | 28 |
| July | 35 | 101 |
| August | 30 | 95 |
| September | 131 | 33 |
| October | 406 | 1 |
| November | 648 | 0 |
| December | 825 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,954 | 266 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00352867. 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.
Have recent years at Fern Ridge-Veneta been warmer than normal?
Over 39 complete years from 1946 to 2020, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 1.9°F per century (+0.11°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Fern Ridge-Veneta's climate compare?
Fern Ridge-Veneta is warmer than 54 of the 105 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 61. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.1°F is warmer than 50%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Fern Ridge-Veneta 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.
Which places near Fern Ridge-Veneta share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Veneta, OR5,194 people · 1 mi E
- Elmira, OR318 people · 2 mi NE
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 Fern Ridge-Veneta's climate
What is the coldest month at Fern Ridge-Veneta?
December, with a normal high of 44°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (82°F by day, 52°F at night).
Does it snow at Fern Ridge-Veneta?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Cottage Grove (25 miles away), records 3 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Fern Ridge-Veneta?
December, with 8.67 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.28 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Fern Ridge-Veneta in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Fern Ridge-Veneta in zone 8b in ZIP code 97437, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Fern Ridge-Veneta?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 18; in one year in ten it comes after May 5. Waiting until May 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Eugene, OR9 miles from this station, 53.1°F a year
- Mapleton, OR24 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Cottage Grove, OR25 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Drain, OR27 miles from this station, 54.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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