Silver Lake, Oregon climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Silver Lake's normal year runs from 19°F December nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 10.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.4°C, December lows of −7°C, July highs of 30°C, 262 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSilver Lake Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00357817
- Location43.12°N 121.06°W
- Elevation4,385 ft (1,337 m)
- Population (census place)315
On October 14, the normal high in Silver Lake is 63°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Silver Lake.
- Jan 40° 20°
- Feb 45° 22°
- Mar 51° 24°
- Apr 56° 28°
- May 66° 34°
- Jun 74° 39°
- Jul 85° 45°
- Aug 84° 43°
- Sep 76° 36°
- Oct 63° 29°
- Nov 48° 23°
- Dec 38° 19°
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 Silver Lake each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.48 in), the least in August (0.38 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 20°F | 30.1°F | 0.96 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 45°F | 22°F | 33.2°F | 0.89 | 9 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 51°F | 24°F | 37.3°F | 1.17 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 56°F | 28°F | 41.9°F | 0.80 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 66°F | 34°F | 50.0°F | 1.48 | 8 | <1 | 14 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 74°F | 39°F | 56.7°F | 0.85 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 85°F | 45°F | 65.4°F | 0.48 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 84°F | 43°F | 63.5°F | 0.38 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 h |
| September | 76°F | 36°F | 55.8°F | 0.46 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 29°F | 45.7°F | 0.60 | 6 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 23°F | 35.4°F | 0.82 | 7 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 38°F | 19°F | 28.2°F | 1.43 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 30°F | 45.3°F | 10.32 | 77 | 22 | 208 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −7°C | −1.1°C | 24 mm |
| February | 7°C | −6°C | 0.7°C | 23 mm |
| March | 10°C | −4°C | 2.9°C | 30 mm |
| April | 13°C | −2°C | 5.5°C | 20 mm |
| May | 19°C | 1°C | 10.0°C | 38 mm |
| June | 23°C | 4°C | 13.7°C | 22 mm |
| July | 30°C | 7°C | 18.6°C | 12 mm |
| August | 29°C | 6°C | 17.5°C | 10 mm |
| September | 24°C | 2°C | 13.2°C | 12 mm |
| October | 17°C | −2°C | 7.6°C | 15 mm |
| November | 9°C | −5°C | 1.9°C | 21 mm |
| December | 3°C | −7°C | −2.1°C | 36 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, The Poplars (11 miles away), gets 7 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00357817; 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 Silver Lake?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, August 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 USC00357817.
How hot and how cold does it get in Silver Lake?
In a normal year in Silver Lake, 22 days a year reach 90°F, 208 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 77 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 22a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 208a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 77a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00357817.
How sunny is Silver Lake?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Silver Lake, 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (92%) and December the cloudiest (62%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 66% | 1.7 |
| February | 69% | 2.7 |
| March | 70% | 3.9 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 77% | 6.5 |
| June | 84% | 7.5 |
| July | 92% | 7.8 |
| August | 91% | 6.8 |
| September | 88% | 5.2 |
| October | 80% | 3.4 |
| November | 68% | 2.0 |
| December | 62% | 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 Silver Lake need?
A normal year in Silver Lake brings 7,340 heating degree days, 37% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 164 cooling degree days, 82% 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 1,491 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,080 | 0 |
| February | 889 | 0 |
| March | 859 | 0 |
| April | 693 | 0 |
| May | 467 | 2 |
| June | 264 | 15 |
| July | 74 | 85 |
| August | 103 | 55 |
| September | 284 | 8 |
| October | 597 | 0 |
| November | 888 | 0 |
| December | 1,142 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,340 | 164 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00357817. 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 Silver Lake's climate compare?
Silver Lake is warmer than 6 of the other 104 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 8. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 45.3°F is warmer than 21%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake's climate
What is the coldest month in Silver Lake?
December, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 45°F at night).
Does it snow in Silver Lake?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Silver Lake's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, The Poplars (11 miles away), records 7 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Silver Lake?
May, with 1.48 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.38 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Silver Lake in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Silver Lake in zone 6a in ZIP code 97638, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- The Poplars, OR11 miles from this station, 44.9°F a year
- Summer Lake (1 mi S), OR18 miles from this station, 48.8°F a year
- Chemult, OR37 miles from this station, 41.7°F a year
- Paisley, OR40 miles from this station, 47.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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