Silver Creek Falls, Oregon climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Silver Creek Falls's normal year runs from 33°F December nights to 76°F July afternoons, with 68.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.3°C, December lows of 0°C, July highs of 25°C, 1,751 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSilver Creek Falls
- Station IDUSC00357809
- Location44.87°N 122.65°W
- Elevation1,350 ft (412 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Silver Creek Falls is 55°F and the normal low 39°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Silver Creek Falls.
- Jan 43° 33°
- Feb 45° 33°
- Mar 50° 34°
- Apr 55° 37°
- May 63° 42°
- Jun 68° 46°
- Jul 76° 50°
- Aug 76° 50°
- Sep 70° 46°
- Oct 58° 41°
- Nov 47° 36°
- Dec 42° 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 Silver Creek Falls each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 76°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 33°F. The most precipitation falls in December (11.21 in), the least in July (0.66 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 33°F | 37.7°F | 8.83 | – | <1 | 16 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 45°F | 33°F | 39.2°F | 8.37 | – | <1 | 15 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 50°F | 34°F | 41.9°F | 8.09 | – | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 37°F | 45.8°F | 6.43 | – | <1 | 7 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 63°F | 42°F | 52.4°F | 4.40 | – | <1 | 2 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 68°F | 46°F | 56.7°F | 2.96 | – | 1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 76°F | 50°F | 63.2°F | 0.66 | – | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 76°F | 50°F | 63.0°F | 0.80 | – | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 70°F | 46°F | 57.9°F | 2.27 | – | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 58°F | 41°F | 49.1°F | 5.51 | – | <1 | 4 | 11 h |
| November | 47°F | 36°F | 41.5°F | 9.39 | – | <1 | 9 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 42°F | 33°F | 37.1°F | 11.21 | – | <1 | 17 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 40°F | 48.8°F | 68.92 | – | 4 | 85 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | 0°C | 3.2°C | 224 mm |
| February | 7°C | 0°C | 4.0°C | 213 mm |
| March | 10°C | 1°C | 5.5°C | 205 mm |
| April | 13°C | 3°C | 7.7°C | 163 mm |
| May | 17°C | 6°C | 11.3°C | 112 mm |
| June | 20°C | 8°C | 13.7°C | 75 mm |
| July | 25°C | 10°C | 17.3°C | 17 mm |
| August | 24°C | 10°C | 17.2°C | 20 mm |
| September | 21°C | 8°C | 14.4°C | 58 mm |
| October | 14°C | 5°C | 9.5°C | 140 mm |
| November | 8°C | 2°C | 5.3°C | 239 mm |
| December | 5°C | 0°C | 2.8°C | 285 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Silverton (11 miles away), gets 1 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00357809; 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 Silver Creek Falls?
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 USC00357809.
When is the last frost at Silver Creek Falls?
In Silver Creek Falls, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 30 in half of years and after May 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 22 in half of years and before October 2 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 301 year in 10 after May 15; 9 in 10 after April 10
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 221 year in 10 before October 2; 9 in 10 before November 12
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 174 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 228 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 30 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Silver Creek Falls in zone 8b in ZIP code 97385, 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 USC00357809; 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 Silver Creek Falls?
In a normal year in Silver Creek Falls, 4 days a year reach 90°F and 85 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 85a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 5high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1938) is 103°F, on August 7, 1972; the lowest is −4°F, on January 24, 1949.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1953, with 101.43 in; the snowiest season is 1970–71, with 84.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00357809; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00357809. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Silver Creek Falls?
Over a year 73% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Silver Creek Falls, 3.9 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (89%) and December the cloudiest (53%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 56% | 1.3 |
| February | 61% | 2.2 |
| March | 59% | 3.1 |
| April | 64% | 4.5 |
| May | 70% | 5.7 |
| June | 74% | 6.4 |
| July | 89% | 7.4 |
| August | 88% | 6.3 |
| September | 81% | 4.6 |
| October | 70% | 2.8 |
| November | 58% | 1.5 |
| December | 53% | 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 Silver Creek Falls record?
A normal year at Silver Creek Falls brings 5,992 heating degree days, 12% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 99 cooling degree days, 89% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,481 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 846 | 0 |
| February | 724 | 0 |
| March | 716 | 0 |
| April | 576 | 0 |
| May | 392 | 1 |
| June | 258 | 9 |
| July | 98 | 43 |
| August | 100 | 38 |
| September | 220 | 8 |
| October | 491 | 0 |
| November | 705 | 0 |
| December | 866 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,992 | 99 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00357809. 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 Silver Creek Falls been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 49.1°F, 0.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 48.8°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49.0°F | +0.2°F | – |
| 2025 | 49.1°F | +0.3°F | – |
Over 39 complete years from 1940 to 2025, 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: observed years: ACIS, station USC00357809; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Silver Creek Falls's climate compare?
Silver Creek Falls is warmer than 24 of the 105 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 82. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.8°F is warmer than 35%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Silver Creek Falls 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 Silver Creek Falls 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.
- Lyons, OR1,220 people · 7 mi S
- Mehama, OR403 people · 6 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 Silver Creek Falls's climate
What is the coldest month at Silver Creek Falls?
December, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 33°F. The warmest is July (76°F by day, 50°F at night).
Does it snow at Silver Creek Falls?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Silverton (11 miles away), records 1 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Silver Creek Falls?
December, with 11.21 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.66 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Silver Creek Falls in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Silver Creek Falls in zone 8b in ZIP code 97385, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Silver Creek Falls?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 30; in one year in ten it comes after May 15. Waiting until May 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Scotts Mills, OR8 miles from this station, 48.7°F a year
- Stayton, OR10 miles from this station, 52.8°F a year
- Silverton, OR11 miles from this station, 53.0°F a year
- Salem, OR17 miles from this station, 54.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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