Vale, OR Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Vale's primary NOAA station, VALE.
The climate verdict for Vale
Dryness leads the climate profile for Vale, Oregon, with 10.0 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 50°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 50°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 10.0"
- yearly precipitation total
- 144 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Vale: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00358797 · Vale, OR 50°F mean · 10.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 50°F
- RANK-COOL #2,676
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ N Manchester Ww…
- PRCP-ARID 10.0"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,202 HDD
- STN-1 USC00358797
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: N Manchester Wwtp, IN (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every OR station list.
- Vale (this station) 50°F
- Cold Maynard, MA 50°F
- Hot Seibert, CO 50°F
- Near N Manchester Ww…, IN 50°F
- Near Yoder, WY 50°F
Climate Living Index · Vale
Vale: 21/100 · grade F
Vale publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Vale, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 49.9°F · 17.6° from 67.5°F | 40/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 144 days/year | 21/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 10.0 in · 25.0 from 35 in | 12/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 213 calendar days | 8/100 · F |
Vale · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Vale's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 74.8°F
- Coldest month
- 28.0°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Vale sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Vale's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 39th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 94%
- Vale's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 67th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Vale compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Vale's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F (2°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 1.2" | 28.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (7°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.9" | 23.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (13°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.0" | 18.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 63°F (17°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 0.9" | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 74°F (23°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.3" | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 0.8" | 0.1 | 6.6 |
| July | 93°F (34°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.4" | 0.0 | 22.5 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 0.2" | 0.1 | 19.3 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 0.4" | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 0.7" | 11.2 | 0.1 |
| November | 47°F (8°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 1.0" | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 1.3" | 28.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Vale works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 95°F by July 26 and hold at or above 90°F on 45 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 168 dates, bottoming at 18°F around December 18.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 7 through August 20, covering 45 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 5 to October 6.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 3, then returns to freezing around October 19, covering 168 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 16, when 20% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 29 at 4%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 51 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 20 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 38°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Vale.
Where Vale Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 38°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Vale earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
5.5 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
5.4 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
6.5 days with precipitation
4.2 days with precipitation
1.6 days with precipitation
1.3 days with precipitation
1.4 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
Vale spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 14% of the annual total and December through February 34%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Vale has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 46.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: December averages 1.3" and August 0.2". The three wettest months together take 38% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Vale is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 50 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 14% of the calendar, and they carry 10.0" between them. At roughly 0.20 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is May at about 7 wet days; the driest is August at about 1.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 29
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
144 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,202
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
730
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside OR closest to Vale on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (50°F here).
- Cedar Rapids, IA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Centerville, IA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Chalmers, IN 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Coulee Dam, WA 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (10.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Cubero, NM 10.0" · 0.0" off
- Chino, CA 10.0" · 0.0" off
- Truth OR Consequences, NM 10.0" · 0.0" off
- Homedale, ID 10.1" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Vale's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Vale's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,202 annual heating degree days against 730 for cooling. Its 46.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 144 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Vale's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 46.8°F. The annual average is 50°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Vale's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 10.0 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Vale wettest normal
December
December concentrates the scarce annual total (10.0 inches).
Vale driest normal
August
August is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
Questions about Vale's climate
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Vale's primary station: VALE (USC00358797). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4176600). Match rule for Vale: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Vale comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.