Corvallis climate — normals and trends
Corvallis (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (18.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Corvallis averages 46 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Corvallis has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 56 to 36 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 27 June 2021) and the coldest -21.2 °C (on 31 January 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CorvallisOregon
- coords
- 44.56°, -123.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.0°C
Average daily high
16.6°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,250mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
14.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
4.0 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.5 °C
27 June 2021
Coldest day
-21.2 °C
31 January 1950
Wettest day
96 mm
24 November 1960
Windiest day
45.8 km/h
12 October 1962
Strongest gust
123.1 km/h
14 December 2006
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
27 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-25.4 °C
31 January 1950
Snowiest day
23.6 cm
27 January 1950
Sunniest day
15.0 h
17 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 112 mm | -77 mm |
| Feb | 9.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 161 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 12.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 234 mm | +78 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 57 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 19 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 6 mm | -10 mm |
| Sep | 25.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 103 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 12.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 131 mm | -53 mm |
| Dec | 10.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 184 mm | -15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Corvallis?
Corvallis has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.0 °C and it receives 1,250 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Corvallis?
The hottest day measured in Corvallis between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 2021, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Corvallis?
The coldest day measured in Corvallis between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1950, at -21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Corvallis?
Yes. Corvallis gets on average 23.7 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Corvallis warmed?
Yes: Corvallis warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Corvallis?
The wettest day measured in Corvallis between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1960, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Corvallis?
The windiest day measured in Corvallis between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1962, with winds reaching 45.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Corvallis?
The warmest month in Corvallis is July (18.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Corvallis?
Corvallis receives on average 1,250 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Corvallis?
Corvallis gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Corvallis?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Corvallis between 1940 and 2025 was 27 January 1950, with 23.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Corvallis?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Corvallis.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Corvallis?
In Corvallis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 27 June 2021, and the lowest was -25.4 °C on 31 January 1950.
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