Toketee Falls, Oregon climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Toketee Falls's normal year runs from 31°F December nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 48.4 inches of precipitation and 21 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.4°C, December lows of −1°C, July highs of 30°C, 1,228 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationToketee Falls
- Station IDUSC00358536
- Location43.27°N 122.45°W
- Elevation2,060 ft (628 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Toketee Falls is 56°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 42%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Toketee Falls.
- Jan 42° 31°
- Feb 47° 32°
- Mar 53° 34°
- Apr 60° 37°
- May 70° 43°
- Jun 76° 47°
- Jul 86° 52°
- Aug 85° 51°
- Sep 76° 46°
- Oct 60° 39°
- Nov 47° 35°
- Dec 40° 31°
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 Toketee Falls each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in December (8.20 in), the least in July (0.66 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 31°F | 36.4°F | 6.54 | 7.5 | 18 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 47°F | 32°F | 39.2°F | 4.80 | 5.5 | 16 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 53°F | 34°F | 43.4°F | 5.43 | 1.8 | 18 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 37°F | 48.6°F | 4.71 | 0.1 | 18 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 43°F | 56.3°F | 3.27 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 76°F | 47°F | 61.7°F | 1.99 | 0.0 | 8 | 2 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 86°F | 52°F | 68.6°F | 0.66 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 85°F | 51°F | 67.8°F | 0.72 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 76°F | 46°F | 60.8°F | 1.48 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 39°F | 49.8°F | 3.77 | 0.1 | 12 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 35°F | 40.8°F | 6.79 | 1.2 | 17 | <1 | 13 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 40°F | 31°F | 35.5°F | 8.20 | 4.6 | 19 | <1 | 20 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 40°F | 50.7°F | 48.36 | 20.8 | 150 | 23 | 95 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −1°C | 2.4°C | 166 mm | 19 cm |
| February | 8°C | 0°C | 4.0°C | 122 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 12°C | 1°C | 6.3°C | 138 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 16°C | 3°C | 9.2°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 21°C | 6°C | 13.5°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 25°C | 8°C | 16.5°C | 51 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 11°C | 20.3°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 10°C | 19.9°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 8°C | 16.0°C | 38 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 4°C | 9.9°C | 96 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 8°C | 1°C | 4.9°C | 172 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 5°C | −1°C | 1.9°C | 208 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00358536; 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 Toketee Falls?
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 USC00358536.
When is the last frost at Toketee Falls?
In Toketee Falls, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 29 in half of years and after May 16 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 18 in half of years and before September 28 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 291 year in 10 after May 16; 9 in 10 after April 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 181 year in 10 before September 28; 9 in 10 before November 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 171 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 224 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 30 in half of springs and before November 9 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Toketee Falls in zone 8b in ZIP code 97447, 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 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 16°F (30 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Oregon · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00358536; 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 Toketee Falls?
In a normal year in Toketee Falls, 23 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 95 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 150 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 23a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 95a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 150a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 7a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1953) is 109°F, on August 10, 1971; the lowest is 0°F, on January 21, 1962.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1996, with 79.94 in; the snowiest season is 1968–69, with 137.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00358536; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00358536. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Toketee Falls?
Over a year 76% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Toketee Falls, 4.2 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (92%) and December the cloudiest (58%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 61% | 1.6 |
| February | 64% | 2.5 |
| March | 63% | 3.4 |
| April | 67% | 4.8 |
| May | 73% | 6.0 |
| June | 79% | 7.0 |
| July | 92% | 7.7 |
| August | 91% | 6.7 |
| September | 84% | 5.0 |
| October | 74% | 3.1 |
| November | 62% | 1.8 |
| December | 58% | 1.3 |
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 Toketee Falls record?
A normal year at Toketee Falls brings 5,503 heating degree days, 2% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 323 cooling degree days, 64% 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 2,164 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 885 | 0 |
| February | 724 | 0 |
| March | 670 | 0 |
| April | 492 | 0 |
| May | 283 | 11 |
| June | 135 | 36 |
| July | 22 | 134 |
| August | 27 | 113 |
| September | 153 | 27 |
| October | 471 | 0 |
| November | 726 | 0 |
| December | 914 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,503 | 323 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00358536. 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 Toketee Falls been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 52.0°F, 1.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.7°F. 3 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51.5°F | +0.8°F | 36.50 | 26.7 |
| 2022 | 50.3°F | −0.4°F | 42.98 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 50.4°F | −0.3°F | 37.79 | 24.2 |
| 2024 | 51.1°F | +0.4°F | 55.11 | 31.9 |
| 2025 | 52.0°F | +1.3°F | 36.98 | 9.6 |
Over 68 complete years from 1954 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.5°F per century (+0.03°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00358536; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Toketee Falls's climate compare?
Toketee Falls is warmer than 42 of the 105 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 69. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.7°F is warmer than 44%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Toketee 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.
Questions about Toketee Falls's climate
What is the coldest month at Toketee Falls?
December, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 52°F at night).
Does it snow at Toketee Falls?
Yes: 21 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (7.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Toketee Falls?
December, with 8.20 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.66 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Toketee Falls in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Toketee Falls in zone 8b in ZIP code 97447, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 16°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come at Toketee Falls?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 29; in one year in ten it comes after May 16. Waiting until May 16 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lemolo Lake (3 mi NNW), OR13 miles from this station, 46.1°F a year
- Idleyld Park (4 mi NE), OR27 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Crater Lake NPS Headquarters, OR30 miles from this station, 37.9°F a year
- Odell Lake-East, OR31 miles from this station, 41.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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