McMinnville climate — normals and trends
McMinnville (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,389 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 (18.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
McMinnville averages 43 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 144 rainy days per year.
McMinnville has warmed by +1.7 °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 54 to 32 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.1 °C (on 28 June 2021) and the coldest -20.6 °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
McMinnvilleOregon
- coords
- 45.21°, -123.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
6.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,389mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
43 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
18 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
144 d/yr
Annual snowfall
51.4 cm
Average feels-like high
14.1 °C
Average feels-like low
3.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
44.1 °C
28 June 2021
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
31 January 1950
Wettest day
89 mm
7 February 1996
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
12 October 1962
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
14 December 2006
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
28 June 2021
Coldest feels-like
-25.1 °C
31 January 1950
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
23 December 1971
Sunniest day
15.1 h
12 June 2018
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 | 8.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 103 mm | -106 mm |
| Feb | 8.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 178 mm | +14 mm |
| Mar | 12.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 217 mm | +51 mm |
| Apr | 16.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 58 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 30 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 20 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 27.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 40 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 15.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 121 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 11.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 178 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 10.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 244 mm | +21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of McMinnville?
McMinnville has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,389 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in McMinnville?
The hottest day measured in McMinnville between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2021, reaching 44.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in McMinnville?
The coldest day measured in McMinnville between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1950, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in McMinnville?
Yes. McMinnville gets on average 51.4 cm of snow per year and has around 43 frost days.
Has the climate of McMinnville warmed?
Yes: McMinnville warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in McMinnville?
The wettest day measured in McMinnville between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1996, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in McMinnville?
The windiest day measured in McMinnville between 1940 and 2025 was 12 October 1962, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in McMinnville?
The warmest month in McMinnville is July (18.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in McMinnville?
McMinnville receives on average 1,389 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 144 rainy days.
Is it sunny in McMinnville?
McMinnville 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 McMinnville?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in McMinnville between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1971, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in McMinnville?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in McMinnville.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in McMinnville?
In McMinnville, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 28 June 2021, and the lowest was -25.1 °C on 31 January 1950.
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