Yellowpine Bar, Idaho climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Yellowpine Bar's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 21.9 inches of precipitation and 45 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.7°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 33°C, 556 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationYellowpine Bar
- Station IDUSC00109963
- Location45.55°N 115.25°W
- Elevation2,480 ft (756 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Yellowpine Bar is 58°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 36%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Yellowpine Bar.
- Jan 37° 21°
- Feb 44° 23°
- Mar 54° 29°
- Apr 63° 35°
- May 73° 41°
- Jun 80° 48°
- Jul 92° 53°
- Aug 91° 52°
- Sep 81° 45°
- Oct 62° 35°
- Nov 45° 28°
- Dec 36° 22°
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 Yellowpine Bar each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in June (2.60 in), the least in August (0.80 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F | 21°F | 28.7°F | 1.94 | 15.4 | 13 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| February | 44°F | 23°F | 33.7°F | 1.45 | 7.0 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 20 min |
| March | 54°F | 29°F | 41.6°F | 1.99 | 1.9 | 13 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 35°F | 48.6°F | 2.12 | 0.1 | 14 | <1 | 11 | 13 h 30 min |
| May | 73°F | 41°F | 57.1°F | 2.29 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 14 h 50 min |
| June | 80°F | 48°F | 63.8°F | 2.60 | 0.0 | 13 | 6 | <1 | 15 h 40 min |
| July | 92°F | 53°F | 72.5°F | 0.99 | 0.0 | 7 | 20 | <1 | 15 h 20 min |
| August | 91°F | 52°F | 71.6°F | 0.80 | 0.0 | 6 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| September | 81°F | 45°F | 62.7°F | 1.36 | 0.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 h 40 min |
| October | 62°F | 35°F | 48.9°F | 1.91 | 0.0 | 10 | <1 | 12 | 11 h |
| November | 45°F | 28°F | 36.5°F | 2.35 | 4.6 | 14 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 30 min |
| December | 36°F | 22°F | 28.7°F | 2.08 | 15.6 | 14 | <1 | 30 | 8 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 36°F | 49.5°F | 21.88 | 44.6 | 136 | 54 | 160 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −6°C | −1.8°C | 49 mm | 39 cm |
| February | 7°C | −5°C | 0.9°C | 37 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 12°C | −2°C | 5.3°C | 51 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 17°C | 1°C | 9.2°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 23°C | 5°C | 13.9°C | 58 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 9°C | 17.7°C | 66 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 12°C | 22.5°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 11°C | 22.0°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 7°C | 17.1°C | 35 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 2°C | 9.4°C | 49 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 7°C | −2°C | 2.5°C | 60 mm | 12 cm |
| December | 2°C | −6°C | −1.8°C | 53 mm | 40 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00109963; 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 Yellowpine Bar?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00109963.
When is the last frost at Yellowpine Bar?
In Yellowpine Bar, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 2 in half of years and after May 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 26 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
- May 21 year in 10 after May 14; 9 in 10 after April 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 26; 9 in 10 before October 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 159 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 191 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 14 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Yellowpine Bar in zone 5b in ZIP code 83525, 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 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (20 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Idaho · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00109963; 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 Yellowpine Bar?
In a normal year in Yellowpine Bar, 54 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more), 160 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 136 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 54a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 160a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 136a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 16a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1987) is 111°F, on July 12, 2002; the lowest is −18°F, on December 23, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1995, with 27.51 in; the snowiest season is 2001–02, with 74.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00109963; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00109963. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Yellowpine Bar?
Over a year 74% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Yellowpine Bar, 4.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (58%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 64% | 1.6 |
| February | 67% | 2.5 |
| March | 68% | 3.7 |
| April | 70% | 5.1 |
| May | 70% | 5.9 |
| June | 74% | 6.6 |
| July | 87% | 7.4 |
| August | 85% | 6.2 |
| September | 80% | 4.6 |
| October | 70% | 2.9 |
| November | 62% | 1.7 |
| December | 58% | 1.2 |
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 Yellowpine Bar record?
A normal year at Yellowpine Bar brings 6,223 heating degree days, 16% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 609 cooling degree days, 33% 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 2,547 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,125 | 0 |
| February | 875 | 0 |
| March | 726 | 0 |
| April | 491 | 0 |
| May | 260 | 15 |
| June | 105 | 67 |
| July | 14 | 246 |
| August | 17 | 222 |
| September | 127 | 58 |
| October | 501 | 1 |
| November | 856 | 0 |
| December | 1,127 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,223 | 609 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00109963. 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 Yellowpine Bar's climate compare?
Yellowpine Bar is warmer than 66 of the 85 places with their own NOAA record in Idaho, and wetter than 60. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.5°F is warmer than 38%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Yellowpine Bar is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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 Yellowpine Bar's climate
What is the coldest month at Yellowpine Bar?
January, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 53°F at night).
Does it snow at Yellowpine Bar?
Yes: 45 inches in a normal year, falling on 25 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (15.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Yellowpine Bar?
June, with 2.60 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.80 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Yellowpine Bar in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Yellowpine Bar in zone 5b in ZIP code 83525, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 3°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come at Yellowpine Bar?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 2; in one year in ten it comes after May 14. Waiting until May 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
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