Gold Beach, Oregon climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Gold Beach's normal year runs from 42°F December nights to 69°F August afternoons, with 75.2 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.2°C, December lows of 5°C, August highs of 20°C, 1,910 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGold Beach Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00353356
- Location42.40°N 124.42°W
- Elevation50 ft (15 m)
- Population2,272
On October 14, the normal high in Gold Beach is 65°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Gold Beach.
- Jan 55° 43°
- Feb 55° 42°
- Mar 57° 43°
- Apr 59° 44°
- May 62° 47°
- Jun 65° 50°
- Jul 68° 53°
- Aug 69° 53°
- Sep 69° 52°
- Oct 64° 49°
- Nov 57° 45°
- Dec 54° 42°
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 Gold Beach each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 69°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 42°F. The most precipitation falls in December (13.18 in), the least in July (0.27 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 43°F | 48.7°F | 11.97 | 18 | <1 | 1 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 55°F | 42°F | 48.9°F | 9.68 | 17 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 57°F | 43°F | 49.7°F | 10.31 | 19 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 44°F | 51.4°F | 7.09 | 16 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 62°F | 47°F | 54.8°F | 3.45 | 11 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 65°F | 50°F | 57.7°F | 1.76 | 6 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 68°F | 53°F | 60.6°F | 0.27 | 2 | <1 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 69°F | 53°F | 60.9°F | 0.46 | 3 | <1 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 69°F | 52°F | 60.3°F | 1.41 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 49°F | 56.4°F | 4.91 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 57°F | 45°F | 50.9°F | 10.69 | 19 | <1 | 1 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 54°F | 42°F | 47.9°F | 13.18 | 19 | <1 | 1 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 47°F | 54.0°F | 75.18 | 145 | <1 | 5 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 6°C | 9.3°C | 304 mm |
| February | 13°C | 6°C | 9.4°C | 246 mm |
| March | 14°C | 6°C | 9.8°C | 262 mm |
| April | 15°C | 7°C | 10.8°C | 180 mm |
| May | 17°C | 8°C | 12.7°C | 88 mm |
| June | 19°C | 10°C | 14.3°C | 45 mm |
| July | 20°C | 12°C | 15.9°C | 7 mm |
| August | 20°C | 12°C | 16.1°C | 12 mm |
| September | 20°C | 11°C | 15.7°C | 36 mm |
| October | 18°C | 9°C | 13.6°C | 125 mm |
| November | 14°C | 7°C | 10.5°C | 272 mm |
| December | 12°C | 5°C | 8.8°C | 335 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00353356; 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 Gold Beach?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, July 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 USC00353356.
When is the last frost in Gold Beach?
In Gold Beach, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 16 in half of years and after March 25 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 16 in half of years and before November 23 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 89% of years here (NOAA).
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- February 161 year in 10 after March 25; 9 in 10 after December 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 161 year in 10 before November 23; 9 in 10 before February 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 314 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 2 in half of springs and before December 29 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gold Beach in zone 9b in ZIP code 97444, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Gold Beach's NOAA station is in zone 9b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 30°F (15 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oregon · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00353356; 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 Gold Beach?
In a normal year in Gold Beach, a 90°F day is rare, 5 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 145 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 145a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00353356.
How sunny is Gold Beach?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Gold Beach, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (60%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 63% | 1.7 |
| February | 65% | 2.5 |
| March | 66% | 3.6 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 77% | 6.3 |
| June | 81% | 7.0 |
| July | 87% | 7.3 |
| August | 85% | 6.2 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| October | 75% | 3.2 |
| November | 65% | 1.9 |
| December | 60% | 1.4 |
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 Gold Beach need?
A normal year in Gold Beach brings 4,022 heating degree days, 25% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 20 cooling degree days, 98% 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 1,835 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 505 | 0 |
| February | 452 | 0 |
| March | 474 | 0 |
| April | 408 | 0 |
| May | 318 | 0 |
| June | 219 | 2 |
| July | 142 | 4 |
| August | 131 | 4 |
| September | 149 | 7 |
| October | 268 | 3 |
| November | 423 | 0 |
| December | 532 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,022 | 20 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00353356. 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 Gold Beach's climate compare?
Gold Beach is warmer than 85 of the other 104 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 85. 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, Gold Beach 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 Gold Beach share this climate record?
3 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.
- Nesika Beach, OR496 people · 7 mi N
- Wedderburn, OR261 people · 2 mi N
- Pistol River, OR0 people · 8 mi S
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 Gold Beach's climate
What is the coldest month in Gold Beach?
December, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 42°F. The warmest is August (69°F by day, 53°F at night).
Does it snow in Gold Beach?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is no measurable snow a year.
What is the rainiest month in Gold Beach?
December, with 13.18 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.27 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Gold Beach in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Gold Beach in zone 9b in ZIP code 97444, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Gold Beach's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 30°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 9b.
How late can frost come in Gold Beach?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 16; in one year in ten it comes after March 25. Waiting until March 25 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Illahe, OR24 miles from this station, 55.9°F a year
- Port Orford, OR24 miles from this station, 53.4°F a year
- Brookings, OR25 miles from this station, 53.9°F a year
- Langlois, OR36 miles from this station, 52.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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