Yachats, Oregon climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Yachats's normal year runs from 41°F December nights to 65°F August afternoons, with 78.3 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.9 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.3°C, December lows of 5°C, August highs of 18°C, 1,989 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationYachats
- Station IDUSC00359588
- Location44.33°N 124.10°W
- Elevation50 ft (15 m)
- Population1,018
On October 23, the normal high in Yachats is 60°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 48%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Yachats.
- Jan 53° 42°
- Feb 54° 41°
- Mar 55° 42°
- Apr 57° 43°
- May 59° 47°
- Jun 62° 50°
- Jul 64° 52°
- Aug 65° 52°
- Sep 65° 50°
- Oct 61° 48°
- Nov 56° 44°
- Dec 52° 41°
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 Yachats each month?
August is the warmest month, with normal highs of 65°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 41°F. The most precipitation falls in December (13.19 in), the least in July (0.91 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 42°F | 47.9°F | 11.85 | 18 | <1 | 2 | 9 h 10 min |
| February | 54°F | 41°F | 47.5°F | 8.74 | 17 | <1 | 1 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 55°F | 42°F | 48.2°F | 9.66 | 20 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 43°F | 50.1°F | 6.56 | 17 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 59°F | 47°F | 53.1°F | 4.35 | 12 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 62°F | 50°F | 56.2°F | 3.07 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 64°F | 52°F | 58.0°F | 0.91 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 65°F | 52°F | 58.2°F | 0.91 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 65°F | 50°F | 57.4°F | 2.09 | 7 | <1 | <1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 61°F | 48°F | 54.5°F | 6.24 | 13 | <1 | <1 | 11 h |
| November | 56°F | 44°F | 50.0°F | 10.72 | 19 | <1 | 1 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 52°F | 41°F | 46.6°F | 13.19 | 19 | <1 | 2 | 8 h 50 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 46°F | 52.3°F | 78.29 | 161 | <1 | 7 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 6°C | 8.8°C | 301 mm |
| February | 12°C | 5°C | 8.6°C | 222 mm |
| March | 13°C | 5°C | 9.0°C | 245 mm |
| April | 14°C | 6°C | 10.1°C | 167 mm |
| May | 15°C | 8°C | 11.7°C | 110 mm |
| June | 17°C | 10°C | 13.4°C | 78 mm |
| July | 18°C | 11°C | 14.4°C | 23 mm |
| August | 18°C | 11°C | 14.6°C | 23 mm |
| September | 18°C | 10°C | 14.1°C | 53 mm |
| October | 16°C | 9°C | 12.5°C | 158 mm |
| November | 13°C | 7°C | 10.0°C | 272 mm |
| December | 11°C | 5°C | 8.1°C | 335 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00359588; 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 Yachats?
No month's normal high reaches 65°F in Yachats: the warmest is August at 65°F.
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 USC00359588.
When is the last frost in Yachats?
In Yachats, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after February 19 in half of years and after March 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 11 in half of years and before November 12 in one year in ten. A night at 32°F or colder comes at all in 92% of years here (NOAA).
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- February 191 year in 10 after March 23; 9 in 10 after December 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 111 year in 10 before November 12; 9 in 10 before February 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 303 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 365 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 9 in half of springs and before December 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Yachats in zone 9a in ZIP code 97498, 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 USC00359588; 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 in Yachats?
In a normal year in Yachats, a 90°F day is rare, 7 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 161 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 7a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 161a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00359588.
How sunny is Yachats?
Over a year 70% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Yachats, 3.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (77%) and December the cloudiest (57%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 59% | 1.4 |
| February | 63% | 2.2 |
| March | 64% | 3.3 |
| April | 69% | 4.7 |
| May | 71% | 5.6 |
| June | 72% | 6.1 |
| July | 77% | 6.3 |
| August | 75% | 5.3 |
| September | 76% | 4.2 |
| October | 69% | 2.7 |
| November | 61% | 1.6 |
| December | 57% | 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 much heating and cooling does Yachats need?
A normal year in Yachats brings 4,636 heating degree days, 14% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 10 cooling degree days, 99% 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 1,381 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 532 | 0 |
| February | 489 | 0 |
| March | 522 | 0 |
| April | 449 | 0 |
| May | 368 | 1 |
| June | 268 | 4 |
| July | 218 | 1 |
| August | 213 | 0 |
| September | 231 | 3 |
| October | 328 | 1 |
| November | 449 | 0 |
| December | 570 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,636 | 10 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00359588. 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.
Has Yachats been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 53.2°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.3°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.2°F | +0.9°F | 73.46 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00359588. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Yachats's climate compare?
Yachats is warmer than 56 of the other 104 places with their own NOAA record in Oregon, and wetter than 89. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.3°F is warmer than 51%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Yachats 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 Yachats share this climate record?
3 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.
- Waldport, OR2,262 people · 6 mi N
- Bayshore, OR743 people · 8 mi N
- San Marine, OR611 people · 2 mi N
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 Yachats's climate
What is the coldest month in Yachats?
December, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 41°F. The warmest is August (65°F by day, 52°F at night).
Does it snow in Yachats?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.9 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month in Yachats?
December, with 13.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.91 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Yachats in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Yachats in zone 9a in ZIP code 97498, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Yachats?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after February 19; in one year in ten it comes after March 23. Waiting until March 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Oregon climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Alsea, OR18 miles from this station, 50.4°F a year
- Newport, OR22 miles from this station, 50.6°F a year
- Florence, OR22 miles from this station, 50.3°F a year
- Mapleton, OR24 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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