Moxee City (10 mi E), Washington climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Moxee City (10 mi E)'s normal year runs from 24°F December nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 7.8 inches of precipitation and 10 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, December lows of −4°C, July highs of 31°C, 199 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMoxee City (10 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00455688
- Location46.51°N 120.17°W
- Elevation1,550 ft (472 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Moxee City (10 mi E) is 63°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Moxee City (10 mi E).
- Jan 38° 25°
- Feb 45° 27°
- Mar 54° 31°
- Apr 62° 36°
- May 72° 43°
- Jun 79° 49°
- Jul 88° 54°
- Aug 87° 54°
- Sep 77° 47°
- Oct 62° 38°
- Nov 47° 30°
- Dec 37° 24°
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 Moxee City (10 mi E) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 24°F. The most precipitation falls in December (1.08 in), the least in August (0.18 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 25°F | 31.3°F | 0.94 | 3.2 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 9 h |
| February | 45°F | 27°F | 36.1°F | 0.62 | 1.2 | 5 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 54°F | 31°F | 42.8°F | 0.61 | 0.4 | 5 | <1 | 19 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 36°F | 49.0°F | 0.74 | 0.0 | 5 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 72°F | 43°F | 57.3°F | 0.86 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 h |
| June | 79°F | 49°F | 63.7°F | 0.63 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 50 min |
| July | 88°F | 54°F | 71.1°F | 0.22 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| August | 87°F | 54°F | 70.1°F | 0.18 | 0.0 | 2 | 11 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| September | 77°F | 47°F | 62.1°F | 0.29 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 62°F | 38°F | 50.0°F | 0.83 | 0.0 | 6 | <1 | 8 | 11 h |
| November | 47°F | 30°F | 38.4°F | 0.84 | 1.7 | 7 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 37°F | 24°F | 30.5°F | 1.08 | 3.4 | 8 | <1 | 28 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 38°F | 50.2°F | 7.84 | 9.9 | 59 | 30 | 139 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −4°C | −0.4°C | 24 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 7°C | −3°C | 2.3°C | 16 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 12°C | 0°C | 6.0°C | 15 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 17°C | 2°C | 9.4°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 22°C | 6°C | 14.1°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 9°C | 17.6°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 12°C | 21.7°C | 6 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 12°C | 21.2°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 8°C | 16.7°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 3°C | 10.0°C | 21 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 8°C | −1°C | 3.6°C | 21 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 3°C | −4°C | −0.8°C | 27 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00455688; 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 Moxee City (10 mi E)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00455688.
When is the last frost at Moxee City (10 mi E)?
In Moxee City (10 mi E), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 4 in half of years and after May 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 26 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 41 year in 10 after May 23; 9 in 10 after April 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 26; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 155 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 187 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 18 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moxee City (10 mi E) in zone 7a in ZIP code 98936, 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 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (23 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Washington · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00455688; 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 Moxee City (10 mi E)?
In a normal year in Moxee City (10 mi E), 30 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 139 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 59 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 30a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 139a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 23high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 59a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 5a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1946) is 108°F, on August 4, 1961; the lowest is −23°F, on December 17, 1964.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1995, with 15.04 in; the snowiest season is 1996–97, with 41.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00455688; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00455688. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Moxee City (10 mi E)?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Moxee City (10 mi E), 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (90%) and December the cloudiest (56%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59% | 1.3 |
| February | 67% | 2.3 |
| March | 67% | 3.4 |
| April | 73% | 5.0 |
| May | 75% | 6.0 |
| June | 79% | 6.8 |
| July | 90% | 7.5 |
| August | 89% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 4.6 |
| October | 74% | 2.8 |
| November | 63% | 1.5 |
| December | 56% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Moxee City (10 mi E) record?
A normal year at Moxee City (10 mi E) brings 5,881 heating degree days, 9% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 509 cooling degree days, 44% 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 2,458 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,045 | 0 |
| February | 809 | 0 |
| March | 690 | 0 |
| April | 481 | 1 |
| May | 254 | 17 |
| June | 101 | 60 |
| July | 18 | 207 |
| August | 20 | 178 |
| September | 132 | 45 |
| October | 466 | 1 |
| November | 797 | 0 |
| December | 1,069 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,881 | 509 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00455688. 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 Moxee City (10 mi E)'s climate compare?
Moxee City (10 mi E) is warmer than 44 of the 96 places with their own NOAA record in Washington, and wetter than 8. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.2°F is warmer than 41%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Moxee City (10 mi E) is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 Moxee City (10 mi E)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Moxee City (10 mi E)?
December, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 24°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow at Moxee City (10 mi E)?
Yes: 10 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Moxee City (10 mi E)?
December, with 1.08 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.18 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Moxee City (10 mi E) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Moxee City (10 mi E) in zone 7a in ZIP code 98936, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (23 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Moxee City (10 mi E)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 4; in one year in ten it comes after May 23. Waiting until May 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Washington climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Wapato, WA13 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Sunnyside, WA15 miles from this station, 49.9°F a year
- Priest Rapids Dam, WA16 miles from this station, 56.0°F a year
- Yakima, WA19 miles from this station, 50.8°F a year
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