Leadore, Idaho climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Leadore's normal year runs from 6°F December nights to 83°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.9°C, December lows of −15°C, July highs of 28°C.
- NOAA stationLeadore #2
- Station IDUSC00105177
- Location44.68°N 113.36°W
- Elevation6,000 ft (1,829 m)
- Population100
On October 22, the normal high in Leadore is 52°F and the normal low 23°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Leadore.
- Jan 30° 5°
- Feb 34° 8°
- Mar 43° 19°
- Apr 52° 25°
- May 62° 32°
- Jun 71° 38°
- Jul 83° 41°
- Aug 81° 40°
- Sep 71° 34°
- Oct 55° 25°
- Nov 40° 16°
- Dec 29° 6°
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 Leadore each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 83°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 6°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F | 5°F | 17.3°F | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 34°F | 8°F | 20.7°F | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 43°F | 19°F | 30.9°F | – | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 52°F | 25°F | 38.6°F | – | <1 | 26 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 62°F | 32°F | 47.3°F | – | <1 | 17 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 71°F | 38°F | 54.2°F | – | <1 | 7 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 83°F | 41°F | 62.0°F | – | 6 | 2 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 81°F | 40°F | 60.9°F | – | 3 | 2 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 71°F | 34°F | 52.3°F | – | <1 | 14 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 55°F | 25°F | 40.2°F | – | <1 | 25 | 11 h |
| November | 40°F | 16°F | 27.6°F | – | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 29°F | 6°F | 17.1°F | – | <1 | 31 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 24°F | 39.1°F | – | 9 | 240 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −15°C | −8.2°C |
| February | 1°C | −13°C | −6.3°C |
| March | 6°C | −7°C | −0.6°C |
| April | 11°C | −4°C | 3.7°C |
| May | 17°C | 0°C | 8.5°C |
| June | 22°C | 3°C | 12.3°C |
| July | 28°C | 5°C | 16.7°C |
| August | 27°C | 5°C | 16.1°C |
| September | 22°C | 1°C | 11.3°C |
| October | 13°C | −4°C | 4.6°C |
| November | 4°C | −9°C | −2.4°C |
| December | −2°C | −15°C | −8.3°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00105177; 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 Leadore?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September.
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 USC00105177.
How hot and how cold does it get in Leadore?
In a normal year in Leadore, 9 days a year reach 90°F and 240 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 240a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 63high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00105177.
How sunny is Leadore?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Leadore, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and December the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 1.9 |
| February | 75% | 3.0 |
| March | 75% | 4.3 |
| April | 72% | 5.3 |
| May | 71% | 6.0 |
| June | 77% | 7.0 |
| July | 84% | 7.3 |
| August | 83% | 6.2 |
| September | 81% | 4.8 |
| October | 75% | 3.2 |
| November | 70% | 2.0 |
| December | 67% | 1.5 |
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 Leadore need?
A normal year in Leadore brings 9,469 heating degree days, 76% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 49 cooling degree days, 95% 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 1,090 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,479 | 0 |
| February | 1,240 | 0 |
| March | 1,057 | 0 |
| April | 791 | 0 |
| May | 551 | 0 |
| June | 325 | 3 |
| July | 121 | 26 |
| August | 146 | 19 |
| September | 382 | 1 |
| October | 771 | 0 |
| November | 1,122 | 0 |
| December | 1,485 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,469 | 49 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00105177. 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 Leadore been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 40.8°F, 1.7°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 39.1°F. 2 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.5°F | +1.4°F |
| 2022 | 38.1°F | −1.0°F |
| 2023 | 38.2°F | −0.9°F |
| 2024 | 40.8°F | +1.7°F |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00105177. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Leadore's climate compare?
Leadore is warmer than 3 of the other 84 places with their own NOAA record in Idaho. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 39.1°F is warmer than 4%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Leadore share this climate record?
Grant has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Grant, MT39 people · 27 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 Leadore's climate
What is the coldest month in Leadore?
December, with a normal high of 29°F and a normal low of 6°F. The warmest is July (83°F by day, 41°F at night).
What plant hardiness zone is Leadore in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Leadore in zone 5a in ZIP code 83464, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Idaho climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- May (2 mi SSE), ID27 miles from this station, 42.4°F a year
- Lima, MT38 miles from this station, 41.5°F a year
- Salmon, ID42 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
- Challis, ID43 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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