Wenatchee Pangborn, WA Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wenatchee Pangborn's primary NOAA station, WENATCHEE PANGBORN AP.
The climate verdict for Wenatchee Pangborn
Dryness leads the climate profile for Wenatchee Pangborn, Washington, with 7.8 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. At 45/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 16% of scores.
- 51°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 45/100
- comfort score, above 16% of station-mapped location scores
- 7.8"
- yearly precipitation total
- 199 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Wenatchee Pangborn: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00094239 · Wenatchee Pangborn, WA 51°F mean · 7.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,156
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Springfield Wtp
- PRCP-ARID 7.8"
- SWING-WIDE 46°F
- COMF-LOW 45/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,813 HDD
- STN-1 USW00094239
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Springfield Wtp, OH (+ 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 WA station list.
- Wenatchee Pangb… (this station) 51°F
- Cold Hudson Correcti…, NY 51°F
- Hot Flagler, CO 51°F
- Near Springfield Wtp, OH 51°F
- Near Jamaica Plain, MA 51°F
Climate Living Index · Wenatchee Pangborn
Wenatchee Pangborn: 49/100 · grade D
Wenatchee Pangborn publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wenatchee Pangborn, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 45/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 120 calendar days | 65/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 199 days/year | 64/100 · C |
| Summer moisture balance | 44.3°F mean dew point | 58/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.2°F · 16.3° from 67.5°F | 46/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 7.8 in · 27.2 from 35 in | 7/100 · F |
Wenatchee Pangborn · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wenatchee Pangborn'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
- 74.7°F
- Coldest month
- 28.9°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 Wenatchee Pangborn sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wenatchee Pangborn's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 46th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 97%
- Wenatchee Pangborn's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 63rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wenatchee Pangborn compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wenatchee Pangborn's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
45 16th percentile score exceeds 16% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 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
Wenatchee Pangborn's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 65 complete annual observations from 1960 to 2025, WENATCHEE PANGBORN AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.06°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Wenatchee Pangborn primary station fitted change +0.06 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F (1°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 1.0" | 27.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 42°F (5°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 0.8" | 21.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (11°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.7" | 12.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 62°F (17°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.6" | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.8" | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| June | 78°F (26°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.5" | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 14.9 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 12.5 |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| October | 61°F (16°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 0.6" | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 44°F (7°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.8" | 17.3 | 0.0 |
| December | 33°F (1°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 1.3" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 90°F around July 26, short of 90°F on every date, while 120 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 23°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 9, then returns to freezing around November 11, covering 120 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 December 20, when 34% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 15 at 7%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 70 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 20 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wenatchee Pangborn.
Where Wenatchee Pangborn Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 8 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Wenatchee Pangborn earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
9.4 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
4.5 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
2.0 days with precipitation
2.8 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
10.9 days with precipitation
Wenatchee Pangborn's wet season runs through the cold months
December, January and February carry 39% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 12%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows a wide 45.8°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
- Wettest month
- December, 1.3"
- Driest month
- September, 0.2"
- Wettest three months
- December, January, November (41% of the year)
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.
Wenatchee Pangborn is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 70 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 19% of the calendar, and they carry 7.8" between them. At roughly 0.11 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 December at about 11 wet days; the driest is August at about 2.
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
October 24
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
199 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,813
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
807
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 3.4 | N/A | N/A |
| February | 65% | 5.1 | N/A | N/A |
| March | 52% | 7.8 | 47% | 14% |
| April | 44% | 9.3 | 62% | 11% |
| May | 42% | 9.7 | 65% | 10% |
| June | 38% | 10.2 | 77% | 4% |
| July | 35% | 9.6 | 88% | 1% |
| August | 41% | 8.5 | 83% | 4% |
| September | 49% | 6.7 | 79% | 7% |
| October | 66% | 5.0 | N/A | N/A |
| November | 79% | 3.8 | N/A | N/A |
| December | 84% | 3.1 | N/A | N/A |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WA closest to Wenatchee Pangborn 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 (51°F here).
- Bloomfield, IA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Burlington, IA 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Chicago, IL 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Denver, CO 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (7.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Farson, WY 7.8" · 0.0" off
- Hesperia, CA 7.8" · 0.0" off
- Mcdermitt, NV 7.8" · 0.0" off
- Rachel, NV 7.8" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Wenatchee Pangborn's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Wenatchee Pangborn's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,813 annual heating degree days against 807 for cooling. Its 45.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Wenatchee Pangborn's frost-free season lasts about 199 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Wenatchee Pangborn's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 45.8°F. The annual average is 51°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Wenatchee Pangborn's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 7.8 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.
Wenatchee Pangborn wettest normal
December
December concentrates the scarce annual total (7.8 inches).
Wenatchee Pangborn driest normal
August
August is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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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 Wenatchee Pangborn's primary station: WENATCHEE PANGBORN AP (USW00094239). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Wenatchee Pangborn; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wenatchee Pangborn 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.