Holden Village, Washington climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Holden Village's normal year runs from 17°F December nights to 76°F July afternoons, with 43.0 inches of precipitation and 274 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 4.9°C, December lows of −8°C, July highs of 24°C, 1,092 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHolden Village
- Station IDUSC00453730
- Location48.20°N 120.77°W
- Elevation3,218 ft (981 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Holden Village is 46°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 51%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Holden Village.
- Jan 28° 17°
- Feb 34° 18°
- Mar 41° 23°
- Apr 50° 29°
- May 60° 37°
- Jun 66° 43°
- Jul 76° 47°
- Aug 76° 46°
- Sep 67° 40°
- Oct 51° 32°
- Nov 35° 24°
- Dec 27° 17°
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 Holden Village each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 76°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in November (8.18 in), the least in July (0.68 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 17°F | 22.4°F | 6.99 | 63.8 | 17 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| February | 34°F | 18°F | 25.9°F | 4.64 | 46.9 | 14 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 10 min |
| March | 41°F | 23°F | 32.1°F | 3.99 | 34.4 | 14 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 29°F | 39.4°F | 1.81 | 4.0 | 10 | <1 | 24 | 13 h 40 min |
| May | 60°F | 37°F | 48.3°F | 1.39 | 0.2 | 10 | <1 | 10 | 15 h 10 min |
| June | 66°F | 43°F | 54.4°F | 1.24 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 16 h |
| July | 76°F | 47°F | 61.3°F | 0.68 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| August | 76°F | 46°F | 61.0°F | 0.81 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 67°F | 40°F | 53.2°F | 1.67 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | 5 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 51°F | 32°F | 41.4°F | 4.38 | 3.2 | 14 | <1 | 19 | 11 h |
| November | 35°F | 24°F | 29.4°F | 8.18 | 38.1 | 17 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 20 min |
| December | 27°F | 17°F | 22.2°F | 7.20 | 83.1 | 19 | <1 | 31 | 8 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 51°F | 31°F | 40.9°F | 42.98 | 273.7 | 142 | 6 | 206 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −8°C | −5.3°C | 178 mm | 162 cm |
| February | 1°C | −8°C | −3.4°C | 118 mm | 119 cm |
| March | 5°C | −5°C | 0.1°C | 101 mm | 87 cm |
| April | 10°C | −2°C | 4.1°C | 46 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 16°C | 3°C | 9.1°C | 35 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 19°C | 6°C | 12.4°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 24°C | 8°C | 16.3°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 24°C | 8°C | 16.1°C | 21 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 19°C | 4°C | 11.8°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 10°C | 0°C | 5.2°C | 111 mm | 8 cm |
| November | 1°C | −4°C | −1.4°C | 208 mm | 97 cm |
| December | −3°C | −8°C | −5.4°C | 183 mm | 211 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00453730; 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 Holden Village?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00453730.
When is the last frost at Holden Village?
In Holden Village, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 25 in half of years and after June 12 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 19 in half of years and before August 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
- May 251 year in 10 after June 12; 9 in 10 after May 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 191 year in 10 before August 29; 9 in 10 before October 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 114 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 153 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 6 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Holden Village in zone 6b in ZIP code 98852, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −7°F (17 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 Washington · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00453730; 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 at Holden Village?
In a normal year in Holden Village, 6 days a year reach 90°F, 206 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 142 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 206a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 57high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 142a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 53a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 101°F, on June 30, 2021; the lowest is −32°F, on December 30, 1968.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2014, with 56.05 in; the snowiest season is 1998–99, with 401.9 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00453730; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00453730. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Holden Village?
Over a year 68% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Holden Village, 3.5 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (81%) and December the cloudiest (53%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 55% | 1.1 |
| February | 62% | 2.0 |
| March | 59% | 2.9 |
| April | 63% | 4.3 |
| May | 66% | 5.3 |
| June | 67% | 5.8 |
| July | 81% | 6.7 |
| August | 81% | 5.7 |
| September | 75% | 4.0 |
| October | 64% | 2.3 |
| November | 55% | 1.2 |
| December | 53% | 0.9 |
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 Holden Village record?
A normal year at Holden Village brings 8,825 heating degree days, 64% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 70 cooling degree days, 92% fewer than the median (908). Ten months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,069 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,319 | 0 |
| February | 1,095 | 0 |
| March | 1,018 | 0 |
| April | 770 | 0 |
| May | 518 | 0 |
| June | 322 | 6 |
| July | 150 | 34 |
| August | 150 | 27 |
| September | 358 | 3 |
| October | 732 | 0 |
| November | 1,067 | 0 |
| December | 1,327 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,825 | 70 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00453730. 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 Holden Village been warmer than normal?
2022 averaged 40.9°F, equal to the 1991-2020 normal of 40.9°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.2°F | +1.3°F | 50.57 | 314.8 |
| 2022 | 40.9°F | at normal | 39.26 | 322.6 |
Over 30 complete years from 1964 to 2022, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.9°F per century (+0.21°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00453730; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Holden Village's climate compare?
Holden Village is warmer than 0 of the 96 places with their own NOAA record in Washington, and wetter than 63. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 40.9°F is warmer than 7%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Holden Village is Dsb: continental, 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 Holden Village's climate
What is the coldest month at Holden Village?
December, with a normal high of 27°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (76°F by day, 47°F at night).
Does it snow at Holden Village?
Yes: 274 inches in a normal year, falling on 73 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (83.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Holden Village?
November, with 8.18 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.68 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Holden Village in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Holden Village in zone 6b in ZIP code 98852, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −7°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come at Holden Village?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 25; in one year in ten it comes after June 12. Waiting until June 12 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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- Stehekin (4 mi NW), WA11 miles from this station, 47.8°F a year
- Plain, WA29 miles from this station, 45.8°F a year
- Mazama, WA32 miles from this station, 45.4°F a year
- Winthrop, WA33 miles from this station, 45.7°F a year
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